2005-2015 Tacoma Oil Capacity (4.0L and 2.7L, 5.5 qt) and Oil and Filter Change
Quick safety check before you begin. Required: safety glasses, gloves, and the truck level on a lift or on jack stands with the wheels chocked. Recommended: a drain pan and a torque wrench. Toyota's own caution on this job: used engine oil removes the natural oils from skin and contains contaminants, so wear gloves that oil cannot penetrate and wash with soap and water, never solvents.
What you need
Parts
Tools
- Oil filter wrench (Toyota SST 09228-07501)
- Torque wrench
- Drain pan, lift or jack stands and wheel chocks; the truck must be level
- Safety glasses and gloves
The numbers
| 4.0L oil grade | SAE 5W-30, API SL Energy-Conserving or ILSAC multigrade. Toyota allows SAE 10W-30 if 5W-30 is not available, but says to replace it with 5W-30 at the next change. |
|---|---|
| 2.7L oil grade | SAE 0W-20 synthetic. Toyota allows SAE 5W-20 if 0W-20 is not available, but says to replace it with 0W-20 at the next change. |
| 4.0L capacity | 5.5 US qt (5.2 L) with the filter; 5.2 qt (4.9 L) without a filter change |
| 2.7L capacity | 5.5 US qt (5.2 L) with the filter; 6.0 qt (5.7 L) dry fill |
| 4.0L oil pan drain plug | 40 N·m (30 ft-lb), new gasket |
| 2.7L spin-on filter | Spin on until the O-ring seats, then 3/4 turn; or 13 N·m (10 ft-lb) with a torque wrench |
| Level check | Warm the engine, stop it, wait a few minutes, then read the dipstick between the low and full marks |
Step by step
Get the truck level and open the underside
Park level, on a lift or on jack stands with the wheels chocked. Remove any under cover that blocks the pan or the filter.
Drain the pan
Remove the oil filler cap first so the pan drains freely. Remove the oil pan drain plug and drain the oil. Install a NEW gasket. On the 4.0L, torque the plug to 40 N·m (30 ft-lb).
Change the filter
Use SST 09228-07501 to remove the filter. Clean the sealing face. Wet the new filter's gasket with oil and spin it on by hand until it seats, then give it 3/4 of a turn (or 13 N·m, 10 ft-lb, on the 2.7L if a torque wrench fits).
Fill short, then set the level
Add about 5 quarts rather than the full 5.5, then check. Start the engine, look for leaks at the plug and the filter, stop it, wait a few minutes and read the dipstick. The level belongs between the low and full marks. Top up in small amounts. Do not go above full.
Close up
Refit any under cover and reset the maintenance reminder if the truck has one.
Rather we did it?
We do fluid and filter service at scheduled events across Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, and we stock the oil and the filter. If you would rather hand it to someone, book a slot.
Find your exact tune →Questions owners ask
5.5 US quarts (5.2 L) with the filter on both the 4.0L V6 and the 2.7L four-cylinder. Order 6 quarts for a filter change.
Toyota's repair manual for the 4.0L calls SAE 5W-30 the best choice, with SAE 10W-30 as the fallback if 5W-30 is not available. The 2005 and 2014 manuals agree on this. The 0W-20 you see on newer Tacomas is a different engine and generation.
The 2012 Toyota manual lists SAE 0W-20 synthetic, with SAE 5W-20 as the fallback until the next change. We did not check other model years of the 2.7L, so confirm on the filler cap or in your owner's manual if your truck is older.
40 N·m, which is 30 ft-lb, with a new gasket every time. The 2005 and 2014 manuals agree.
Yes: 5.5 quarts with a new filter and 5.2 quarts without. Change the filter every time, so plan on 5.5.
More for the Tacoma
Figures are quoted from Toyota repair manuals: the 2005 and 2014 Tacoma manuals for the 4.0L V6 (1GR-FE), and the 2012 manual for the 2.7L (2TR-FE). Other model years are not separately verified. Toyota's manual gives two different without-filter figures for the 2.7L, so we publish only the with-filter capacity both pages agree on. Confirm the grade for your exact year and set the level on the dipstick. Filter fitment and AMSOIL's coverage of this application are AMSOIL's published claim. Tuned Yota is an independent AMSOIL dealer; parts links are our store.