there is no oil in the oil filter and it only has 2 quarts of oil in the motor.would low amounts of oil cause no oil to get to the filter.

 

put in 2 more quarts and you should be fine.

 

uh... why are you running it with only 2 qts in the motor? the 22re needs no more and no less than 4.5qts

 

i took it to lube stop and had the oil changed a few months ago

 

oh god, id start doin it yourself, those places suck!

 

it was stolen a week later and i just got it put back together after they canabalized it.(front and rear seats,both bumpers,alternater,distributor,slashed 33 inch boggers,smashed windshield and passenger side window,rear tail lights,grill,...etc.)they had a ball.i just changed the oil today to be on top of things.thats when i realized the filter was empty and there were only two quarts.sorry for lack of info.

 

A few months and you only burned a quart or two? Perfectly normal. Every engine burns oil, in some amount or another.

Check your oil every month, and you will be fine.

 

Crappy filters will drain empty if they sit for a while. Was your old filter orange?

When you change your oil, you're supposed to do it on a hot engine, for maximum drainage. Hot oil drains faster and more thorougly than cold oil.

I use genuine Toyota filters, as they cost the same as everything else out there.

Losing up to a quart per 1000 miles is considered acceptable. 1L/1000km (1q/600mi) is considered borderline.

 

my motor is brand new.it has 3615 miles on it.read above.my oil filter was completly dry not a drop.

 

so if it sits for a while the filter will drain back into the pan.

 

i hope that it drained back in.and that they didnt go radin it around with such little oil.

 

If it sits for a day or two even, it will drain back. Unless you have a factory filter? Please tell me you do for your NEW engine.

 

no i bought a fram filter should i get a factory one.do i need to go to toyota for it or can i oredr it at napa or kragen.

 

Filter from the dealership is like $6. And the v8 spin-on filters fit fine, for the same price.

 

r the v8 spin on filters better

 

They're 3/4" longer than the v6 ones, so you get more filter media for the same price.

Around our shop, we stock the longer 4 cylinder ones (for corollas) and the v8 ones which fit all v6 and v8, as well as 22R.

 

Please if you like your vehicles do not use fram.... complete garbage..... the "spring" they use for there bypass is a stamped peice of sheetmetal Much like a canner lid, as soon as its been popped a couple of times its done. and well no more oil is being filtered just bypassed......
fleetguard, john deere, amsoil, oem toyota, etc...... WORTH THE EXTRA $1.00