Servicing a 1996 Toyota Paseo

Before 2 Lockdown 2 Furious and all that was annonced, Antony Ingram (automotive journalist of Evo magazine fame) asked me if I could service his newly acquired 1996 Toyota Paseo. Having never heard of one before, I obviously agreed. A few days before he was due at my unit, I suddenly decided I'd try and film it, since I've been threatening to make videos for a while now (I created this channel 3 years ago without posting anything!), and this seemed like a good opportunity. As a result of this, production values are low, we didn't have much gear, my voice is quiet and I talk fast, but hey, we all start somewhere, right? I promise to invest in better audio equipment at least before my next video. Oh, and I'll try and talk more, since as I'm a mechanic by trade, I'm not exactly used to doing a running commentary while I work.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
1:36 - Jacking the car up
4:05 - Taking the undertray off
4:50 - Replacing the oil filter
7:15 - Removing the sump plug
8:35 - Replacing the spark plugs
17:12 - Refitting the sump plug
17:38 - Filling up with new oil
19:49 - Running the engine
20:25 - Checking/topping up the oil level
23:43 - Removing the gearbox oil drain plug
25:24 - Draining the gearbox oil
25:58 - Unboxing the gearbox oil pump
27:17 - Filling up the gearbox with new oil
31:04 - Refitting the undertray
33:10 - Lowering the car back down
34:09 - Running the engine, going through the gears
34:58 - Outro

[@carlhall2563]

tip to hand unscrew oil filter is to use this kitchen tool. Tool was to set onto jars that won't open. It looks like a rubber coaster but works.

[@MillerCorner]

Nice one, Katie! I honestly don't know what you were worried about, you're off to a cracking start! Now get that Scirocco on here 😉

[@itsmephil2255]

High praise indeed....if J.M. says it's good.....it's definitely good 👍

[@mikehawes4935]

followed the link on twitter , this looks great I will watch all the way through tomorrow afternoon, one to look forward to

[@AndrewExley]

Always good to have more car stuff to watch. Looking forward to seeing more over time

[@itsmephil2255]

I 2nd that 👌

[@hirakgandrokia1760]

Been following you on instagram for ages love your content! Keep the videos coming!

[@PaulinhoThompson]

Nice to see a classic Toyota being worked on. A nice video, and I'm interested to see what content you bring to KZbin next, well done Katie.

[@davewildman7166]

Really enjoyed this, more please.

[@itsmephil2255]

Well Katie, absolutely loved the video,MORE PLEASE 👌

[@dharradi]

A good informative video. Let's have more of them.

[@catcaptain6023]

Well done 👍🏻

[@OdykKayne]

Great video Katie! Paseos are few and far between here over here in Nova Scotia, so it's nice to see one! :) Also, yay Abarth! :D

[@jimmacdonald9746]

Sterling job 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@livtipping5525]

KZbin needs more gals like you Katie, no bullshit, just fixing shit 😘

[@WrenchingWench]

Thanks Liv! ❤️

[@samuelcresswell2182]

Did a service on my classic Mini not too long ago and the oil filter was a pain to get off

[@davidc4679]

ive got one of those blue jacks they are awesome for quick lifting

[@Thatdavemarsh]

Great sound and good job editing for your first video. Well done. Being honest, the duration is a bit on the long side for my preference (only my opinion). I enjoyed the little knowledge bits like where you said the rubber grip for the plugs sometimes gets left down in the hole. I think most watchers stay engaged when we are learning. Explaining things as you go or sharing wisdom as your wrench might be something to consider. Cheers.

[@keithbaker3495]

Really enjoyed the simplicity of service. No b/s, made it look easy. Just brought myself a Paseo for a birthday present as I couldn't do anything else with the Covid restrictions. Only 201 registered with the DVLA in January 2021. Great video, looking for to some more classics.

[@discerningmind]

Congratulations! I'm in the USA. I've had a '97 Paseo for the past three and a half years. I so hope that you'll love yours as much as I've loved mine. I bought it to use as a crasher but after the first week I realized that it was a good car. I had some body work done and new paint, and I take perfect mechanical care of it. Being a Toyota I wasn't afraid of it having 112,000 miles on it, and since buying it I've driven an additional 10,000 miles. I've never been stranded with it and I'm not afraid to take it anywhere. I use synthetic oil and only the highest octane Shell gasoline.

[@OliverPickard]

Happy first video!

[@jix177]

Good video. Keep it up - nothing wrong with the audio either.

[@discerningmind]

I have a '97 Paseo. It might be helpful to know that I've found I can remove the engine oil filter from the top side. Wait for things to cool down a little beforehand as it's close to the exhaust manifold, and as you know oil filters get hot. Once unscrewed you'll find there's just enough room to get it out. I wear rubber gloves for a good grip and some insulating protection.

[@alexdalgleish1061]

Great vid. Knew someone who had new Paseo SI in '97. Had ride in it at 2 months old. By then already done over 5k miles. Had 9k servicing which back then unheard of. Quite fine tolerances suspect as had first service at 11.5k and was making horrible noise. Saw it about 3 years later and had done 44k. Over engineered back then. My Yaris has more power now.

[@TheTomatoBlast]

Hi , nice work, I Wonder how many liters get in transmission?

[@albertpinon640]

Thanks, still running paseo owner... FYI; comparable part. Tercel and starlet.

[@key6sky]

how many litres did the gearbox take and what grade? thanks

[@FuelPower]

Lovely video Katie! See! Nothing to worry about, you did great! 😁 Nice Toyota Paseo, haven't seen many of them about though I do know someone who has one. Really not a lot of headroom in the back 😂 What was the tool you used to remove the oil filter? Looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the future 😀👍 Hopefully some Scirocco and Abarth action 🤞

[@WrenchingWench]

Thank you! I’m not sure what the technical term for the tool is other than ‘oil filter wrench’ but it’s from Halfords. Really good for getting canister filters off, just adjust it to whatever size you need!

[@FuelPower]

@@WrenchingWench Excellent! Thanks very much! May have to go out and purchase one ☺

[@kevynmedero3243]

Greetings, I am from Puerto Rico, I am looking for the lights of this car, can you get or sell them?

[@SimplyDiagnostics]

Good luck with the channel 👍

[@johncox8136]

Didn't notice you gapping the spark plugs. Did you just eyeball them?

[@OGCars]

This is sweet, great to see you doing videos! Decent service that! What did you use to edit the video together? :)

[@WrenchingWench]

Thanks Owen! I used Hitfilm Express to edit this. :)

[@OGCars]

@@WrenchingWench I'll give it a try, I've been looking for new software for a while! Thank you!

[@dj_paultuk7052]

Good first video. How on earth did it pass the MOT with those headlight lenses ?. Generally that would be a fail.

[@WrenchingWench]

I think it did fail originally with them but they were cleaned up enough to get a better beam. Could do with a good going over though!

[@mickjones9499]

Before you feel it,start the motor so you fill the filter up.then you can top it up.

[@HopelessHeroes]

Mick the master mechanic but not particular master of the English language strikes again. I think there’s just the slightest chance that Katie knows what she’s doing, like. 🤦‍♂️

[@automotivetales]

How did you not spill a drop of oil pulling that filter off?! Doing my filters that hang the right way up let alone on the side I always end up with a mess?!? 🤣

[@WrenchingWench]

I was surprised at that too! In fact you can hear a faint “ooh!” from me in surprise after I took it off.

[@user-mq1uj3dr5f]

ABS無しの1300ccのサイノスですね！！１０年位前までこれの白のサイノス乗ってました(＾＾) まだ乗ってくれている人が居て嬉しいです(´Д｀＊)

[@mr.greeen1602]

Remove the oul by hot engine...you can bring more dirty öil out of the engine...it is just a Tip...also the sparkplugs.. Always remove by warm engine.. it is IS better..

[@mickjones9499]

You over tighting the spark plugs

[@catcaptain6023]

You're* Tightening*

[@stevehoulihan726]

I think Katie knows what she's doing.

[@colinedward3147]

Yeah defo did over tighten, spotted this on Twitter so came for a look to see if the point was valid. Get a torque wrench on it and see how little tightening they need instead of using torque elbow……..same with sump plugs people always swing on them and it’s the next person who has to undo them that gets fooked when the thread pulls out.

[@HopelessHeroes]

🤦‍♂️

[@dharradi]

Your ignorance is clearly displayed by your lack of ability to create a video of your own. Post a link to your own spark plug tightening video before criticising someone else's hard work. It's not hard unless you don't own a spanner.