How to do Oil Change in a 2023 Corolla Hybrid

Our 2023 Corolla Hybrid's 1st oil change. Learn from many years of trial and error changing oil and check out the products used in the video below:
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[@ackerrj]

Very nicely done. Clear, concise, organized. No wasted words, and not too few. I will be looking for anything else you have re Corolla LE Hybrid. Thanks again!

[@riceburner4747]

Nicely done! Oil coming out looks good! 👍 Nice looking Corolla!

[@ryan16653]

So clear and concise!

[@IamDoogy]

Very well done video. That is EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@mrgproduction2540]

Im a Corolla Hybrid 2023 owner as well. Love the car plan on doing my own maintenance on it.. Looking forward to more videos on this car. I have 12500 miles on it and did three oil changes on it already. I like using only OEM parts. Hope you can do a series on this car with updates with any issues you were experiencing with (if any) or tips and tricks with owning it thanks! Have a nice day !

[@scrambley1164]

Great video, I love your direct style. I just wrote a critical response on The Car Care Nut's page because that dude takes so long to make his points, it's painful trying to get through them to the end. Kudos, one more subscriber for you!

[@reginaldoppenheimer334]

Awesome simple and very well lit and explained video. Thank you so much. I just bought a 23 hybrid Corolla. Thank god this car doesn’t have that irritating ass cartridge system that the late model tacomas and 4Runners have !!

[@rajazool]

Thank you. Great video. But i wonder, doesn’t it void the warranty of the car? I thought all new cars should be serviced at the Authorised service centre.

[@raykupal]

Kitty Litter for oil spills work wonders in an emergency😁

[@dougie0781]

Thank you for your video! Do you happen to know the torque spec for the oil filter?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

I don't believe the manual stated one. What is very common for the many cars I have had is to hand tighten the filter until the gasket of the filter touches the engine block, then turn it three quarters of a turn.

[@user-nc7qu8dc7o]

Around were I live, mobil1 just came out with a 0w-8 oil. 😅😅

[@TabWolff]

In your Excel spreadsheet is there anything other than the amount of well you're putting in and taking out that you're tracking or do you track other things as well.

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Aside from tracking oil consumption, I also record the service/repairs done with the date and mileage at the time of each. This helps me keep track of what maintenance I need to do and serves as a great seeking point when I sell the car. I personally would much rather buy a car with service records than not.

[@Jay-fy7bn]

Noooo!! Lol. When you dropped the filter. Hurt my soul. Great video though!

[@sierraecho884]

If the car is brand new, you should brake it in and change the oil after around 1k miles. Then every 7k miles with good long life oil (brand does not matter as long as it has the Toyota specification). I also think this engine calls for 0W-8 oil, but I am not sure, just make sure you use the right one specified for the vehicle. Oh and a crush washer is a must have not nice to have, believe me and dont ask how I know...

[@7CFlo]

After watching the video, I believe I overtightened my filter. I remember going hand tight plus a couple of turns with a wrench. There was still a drop of oil on the lower part of the filter today. I loosened it and retightened. It seems like I tightened it by hand until it tightened a bit, and then hit a wall. It wouldn't go anymore and I didn't want to use a wrench. After starting the car to check for leaks, there was already a drop under the filter. The plastic cover is and was dry. How tough is it to strip a filter? Are they that fragile? Also, in the meantime I was pushing the gas until the gas engine came on on two separate occasions and realized my parking brake was engaged for some reason. I was so flustered that i put it in reverse while focusing on the brake and cracked my chock behind the wheel. Why wouldn't the brake have disengaged? How bad was that for the CVT? That was a bad day. Thanks for reading

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

If it's leaking I would just replace the oil filter and just not crank down as hard this next time. Sorry you had a rough day with the car

[@brianfarrell7829]

Did you replace the crush washer? If so, what size/brand? Thx

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

I did, I don't have the size as the dealership just asked my model, year, and trim and then gave them to me. I will try measuring them with my digital caliper I just bought though and get back to you

[@pepeveve1452]

question: you need put on any mode your hybrid car before changing oil and filter ? or disconnect battery?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

No need to change modes or disconnect your battery

[@pepeveve1452]

@@DIYAroundTheHome thanks for reply good ser

[@GO-zg7ox]

If you need a rachet for the plastic cover a 10mm socket is needed. I have 5 oil filter tools and none would work. So I was mad and just went to the dealer and bought the right one that would remove the filter since I plan on keeping this car for 150k miles. lol

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Was it on incredibly tight? Mine was from the factory

[@GO-zg7ox]

@@DIYAroundTheHome I dont really know as I had the metal tool. So it was easy to remove. But I have heard that they are from the factory. :)

[@chrislind2]

Just bought a 2024 Corolla LE 5 days ago. It takes 0W-8 oil. I had to order the oil from a dealership across the country. Only 145 miles on mine so far, so it will be awhile to my first oil change.

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Non hybrid?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

With engine break in I would change it at 1000 miles. Lots of metal shavings from the break in.

[@thomasjohn6041]

You can use OW-16. Change first oil between 500-1000 miles. The first oil change is the most important.

[@Louiepr60]

@chrislind2 I just bought new 24 also but I would be annoyed if dealership didn’t have oil of car I just spent 30k for. I mean what about when you bring in your car for oil change Will they have it then or do you have to find dealership that does have oil? I already bought my oil from dealership and getting ready to change my oil at 1k miles.then 5k. I have read others of your same plight I guess my question is why, anyone?

[@ELECTROMARINEMANIA]

Did u put in maintaining mode

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Reset the maintenance minder

[@ErnieLema]

So I need help, I have a 2024 Toyota Corolla se and it’s almost at 3k miles, should I do my first oil change once it hits 3k or should I do it asap?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

It's definitely not dire. Just get it changed sooner than later... don't wait 10,000 mi before doing the first oil change especially if you plan on keeping the vehicle for many many years

[@ErnieLema]

@@DIYAroundTheHome okay. Appreciate it. Stay safe out there.

[@RawSauce338]

Doing this job for a friend- do all 2023 corollas have this engine?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

No. Non hybrids have a different engine. Lot of the details are the same though

[@Clyde_Simpleton]

I'm thinking about purchasing a 2024 Corolla hybrid. What color is your car? I can't find any local with the same color.

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

It is called Underground

[@livinthedublife]

Will those Rhino ramps work for the 2023 corolla hybrid se awd

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

I don't see why not. If your car is a little lower or has an approach angle that's a little more you can put a 2x4 where the bottom of the ramp meets the ground

[@darkrulier]

Your car is not AWD all the time, most of the time it acts as a FWD, AWD is only active when needed and you certainly don't need it to go up the ramps and if you did, these ramps are ok, I use them with my Subaru Forester.

[@mike_wellington_]

They work great for anything. I use these exact ones on my 23 RAV4, gf’s 24 RAV4, and my friend’s 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road

[@joshuaguzman687]

I also have a 23 corolla hybrid close to 5k miles, should i change it myself now? I am confused as to why because the owners manual says to do the first oil change at 10k

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

If you plan on keeping the vehicle for a very long time, the best practice would probably be to change the oil every 5-7 thousand miles. It is very common though to do the first oil change in the first couple thousand miles due to the engine breaking in and they're being a lot of metal contaminants suspended in the oil.

[@joshuaguzman687]

@DIYAroundTheHome Thanks man I had no idea that it was different, I was told it was fine cause cars are new but honestly better safe than sorry.

[@fullhd8069]

Have you changed the fuel filter

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

I have not

[@tunkoso]

Do you lose the warranty if you do the oil change by yourself?

[@darkrulier]

No

[@jed1649]

does it have a washer ?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Crush washer? Yes

[@davidvick1078]

Are you concerned that the way your car is jacked and the angle of the drain plug will retain dirty oil in the pan?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

No, people have been using rhino ramps for a very long time. Ideally we'd all have vehicle lifts and the work would be done on a level surface. Driving the car around and getting the oil hot + taking the fill cap off when draining will result in the oil leaving the car quick. Lastly, by changing the oil every 5k miles or so even if I only get out 98-99% of it, the 1-2% of old will mix with the new oil which then over time will get replaced.

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

By the way often I change the oil on a slight downhill slope (driveways are graded slightly for drainage) and can position the car to point towards the low point effectively reducing the angle a little more. Probably splitting hairs though at this point

[@davidvick1078]

@@DIYAroundTheHome Sound good, thanks for the quick response!

[@kalani1987]

I would remove and drain the filter first. Usually if you drain the pan then tighten it up and then remove the filter, more oil tends to drip out from the plug

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

I don't really have an order that I keep to, I just changed the car's oil on Saturday (up to 27k miles on it now) and took the drain plug and filter off and waited 10 minutes before covering both holes up. Waited 10 minutes cause that's how long it took me to eat breakfast lol.

[@kalani1987]

@@DIYAroundTheHome got it. 27k miles in a year is a lot

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Bought it Jan of last year. At this point we're avging abt 19,500 mi a year but that will slow down some now that wife is finishing up nursing school that's on the other side of the valley

[@user-yn4cn3el5q]

You shouldn’t see any oil consumption at all as long as you change the oil between 3000 and 5000 miles, the 10,000 mile intervals is completely ludicrous just came from a place with a cross track had 150,000 miles on it. Oil was changed every 6000 miles and the engine was sludged. I don’t know how many countless cars I’ve seen completely destroyed by 100,000 miles because they were sludged due to oil change in rolls being too long.

[@darkrulier]

6k miles is not that long of an interval, I agree that 5k is the sweet spot but you shouldn't see sludge at 100k+ miles if indeed the oil was changed every 6k and synthetic was used. Something doesn't add up.

[@user-yn4cn3el5q]

@@darkrulier tell me about it lol. Though Subaru has had oiling issues since the beginning of low tension piston rings. Also the PCV was never serviced as well. All in all it was a trashed engine. Just looking down the oil filler cap a with a bore scope told a story of ignorance on byhalf of the original owner

[@darkrulier]

@@user-yn4cn3el5q ahhh yeah, the always-overlooked PCV. I am a Subaru owner as well (I have a 2017 Forserter and an STI) and I change that sucker every 30k miles!

[@CursedEarthPizza]

Car Care Nut says 5000 miles, I do 5000 miles. I think he's one of the best Toyota KZbinrs and my personal favorite.

[@user-yn4cn3el5q]

@@CursedEarthPizza yup! And a 1k oil change for break-in

[@samwong659]

2023 corolla call for w-8 oil , not 0w 16 oil, however , you may use 0w 16. must change to 0w8 when you change oil next time according service manual?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

The 23 Corolla Hybrid has the 1.8 liter 2ZR FXE motor which Toyota states that 0w16 be used. If you pause at the 1 minute 38 second mark of the video you'll see that the oil cap states 0w16 not 0w8. Hope this helps.

[@seanjackson6305]

The US version of the 2023 Corolla Hybrid uses 0w-16. The US version of the 2023 Corolla non-Hybrid uses 0w-8. This video is the Hybrid.

[@randomfootages9120]

is valvoline better than Mobil 1 ?

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Both are really good, I don't think among the major brands one is going to be by far better than another. There's not a ton of differentiation among well respected oils these days

[@darkrulier]

Toyota OEM oil is Mobil1. But one may not be better than the other, especially for passenger vehicles.

[@christophermacbeth4034]

You're gonna get sludge, gell with that oil- why ? I don't know. But I had it

[@2polev355]

3:12 27 FOOT POUNDS? Are you sure you didn't mean to say Inch pounds? because 27 Ftlbs is a lot of torque for a little 14mm bolt.

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Yup it's ft/lbs. It's thick and definitely not little. I've been doing around that much ft lbs on all my drain plugs over the last 20 years. Never had an issue and also never heard people use inch lbs on a truck/car drain plug before.

[@2polev355]

@@DIYAroundTheHome I see. I’m an aircraft mechanic so I’m unfamiliar with Auto and Metric in general. Thanks.

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Yeah it's really only tiny bolts like valve covers in my experience when you have to move down to the smaller torque wrench. I only do common/typical jobs I don't have experience taking an engine or transmission apart, I'd be surprised if they didn't deal with inch lbs on those items

[@SampaosLim510]

Thanks, most of us are still under warranty with the oil change. I will do it ouce warranty is up

[@DIYAroundTheHome]

Yeah I didn't want to go 9,999 mi before the 1st oil change. With the engine breaking in I figured an oil change in-between would be the safest bet

[@reginaldoppenheimer334]

I will be doing the same. 10k oil changes seem foolish.

[@GAZZA55]

yes but if you touch it that may maybe the end of your warranty leave it to the dealer.@@reginaldoppenheimer334