Originally Posted by RidgeRunnin

My Oil filter housing drain plug (Red Arrow) was stuck on at my last oil change and out of fear of cracking the plastic housing in a vice, i just left it on without changing the gasket under it(this time).

Originally Posted by RidgeRunnin

Hello All, I was hoping someone wouldn't mind being a guinea pig for a little tool i mocked up last night.

My Oil filter housing drain plug (Red Arrow) was stuck on at my last oil change and out of fear of cracking the plastic housing in a vice, i just left it on without changing the gasket under it(this time).

With that said, i made a model of a filter wrench with a through hole so in theory you should be able to hold the filter housing steady and crack loose the metal plug.

If someone is bored and has an oil change coming up i would appreciate and feedback on the design so that i works at my next change

When i do find the time to drop the skid plate and fit check the tool i'll update.

Link to both the .stl and .stp are below.

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Originally Posted by 3kushn

Easylife45 I second the impact comment but suggest a butterfly impact.


Why Butterfly?

Originally Posted by MeefZah

I respect your ingenuity.

That said, you don't have to drop the filter drain bolt. It's an extra step that maybe makes the job like 10% less messy.

I just unscrew the filter housing, leaving the drain bolt in place. Turn the filter housing upside down to let it drain.

Originally Posted by skag1T

I second CutthroatSlam. I always do my own oil changes, and on my 2018 SR5, in the first year or so i would religiously try to remove that center plug and replace the gasket. Lots of frustration and sweat.

Then I decided I will not remove that thing again, ever. 80k miles later, haven't removed it and don't see any problems. I have about 100k miles on the truck. The only thing is, when you remove the filter housing get ready for a big mess. I wrap the filter housing in 1-2 microfiber cloth before unscrewing it. Still messy, but manageable.

Toyota did a really stupid thing with this oil filter.

Originally Posted by ElectroBoy

What @00Sebby said.
And if you have the metal replacement housing it will be even more apparent that you will tighten until it bottoms out and it will not turn any more. The plastic ones will accept a little torque after being fully seated but not the metal ones.

I can almost remove my metal one by hand.
To make sure it stays in place when undoing the oil filter drain I hold the housing in place with big channel lock pliers.

Sometimes I do the @MeefZah method, it’s just a little more messy. But I bet that’s how the dealer oil changers do it, it’s faster.