Checking oil in the Yaris

[Bluevitz-rs]

They must have changed it at some point. Mine turned brown on the end and I found it impossible to read the oil level.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Bluevitz-rs

They must have changed it at some point. Mine turned brown on the end and I found it impossible to read the oil level.

When the one on my yaris and wifes Camry turned brown I just cleaned them with scotchbrite and gasoline.

You definitely don't want to be checking the metal dipstick in bright sunlite. Wait for a cloudy day. Also, newly changed oil is much harder to see than 2000 mile old oil. But when draining all the oil and refilling with 3.7 quarts and changing the oil filter, its not necessary to absolutely check the oil with the dipstick. My 09 came with an overfilled oil sump as read on the dipstick. I thought "Toyota isn't going to overfill the sump at the factory." WRONG. More than four quarts came out when I changed the oil at 600 miles and the oil pressure sender blew at 28000.