Scion XD's are of a choice few that uses a Drop in filter as opposed to screw on types.
The filter housing is on the passenger side of the oil pan. The filter housing unscrews counter clockwise. Just put an oil pan underneath to catch the little bit of oil that leaks out. Pull the filter element out of the cartridge housing. Put the new filter element into the housing, remove the old O-ring on the filter housing, replace the O-ring on the filter element housing that is provided with the "new" filter element. It's always a good idea to lightly coat that new O-ring with motor oil before putting it on the housing, providing a better seal. Then with the new O-ring and filter element installed in the filter housing, just screw it on clockwise. It's really not much different than the old style screw-on type filters. The only place, so far, that sells the Xd element that I am aware of is Toyota. They are about $6 a piece. On a difficulty scale of 1 -10, I would declare this a (1.5). (1) being a regular screw-on type filter, and (1.5) for the cartridge type filter on the Xd.
I recommend getting the specific oil filter housing wrench for this. It is an odd size, and since it is plastic, most generic oil filter wrenches won't work on it. I have heard of people going to an oil change place and they gave up after not being able to take it off. There's a company called Assenmacher that makes the wrench... model TOY640. It's about $12 and worth every penny.
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Scion XD's are of a choice few that uses a Drop in filter as opposed to screw on types.
The filter housing is on the passenger side of the oil pan. The filter housing unscrews counter clockwise. Just put an oil pan underneath to catch the little bit of oil that leaks out. Pull the filter element out of the cartridge housing. Put the new filter element into the housing, remove the old O-ring on the filter housing, replace the O-ring on the filter element housing that is provided with the "new" filter element. It's always a good idea to lightly coat that new O-ring with motor oil before putting it on the housing, providing a better seal. Then with the new O-ring and filter element installed in the filter housing, just screw it on clockwise. It's really not much different than the old style screw-on type filters. The only place, so far, that sells the Xd element that I am aware of is Toyota. They are about $6 a piece. On a difficulty scale of 1 -10, I would declare this a (1.5). (1) being a regular screw-on type filter, and (1.5) for the cartridge type filter on the Xd.
I recommend getting the specific oil filter housing wrench for this. It is an odd size, and since it is plastic, most generic oil filter wrenches won't work on it. I have heard of people going to an oil change place and they gave up after not being able to take it off. There's a company called Assenmacher that makes the wrench... model TOY640. It's about $12 and worth every penny.