Advice please! Oil Cap stuck on engine

[Logansky]

need advice.
I cannot turn the oil cap on the engine by hand.
When I changed the oil last it screwed back on easily.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated before getting out the channel locks and messing things up.

 

[Grug556]

Use a rag and put channel locks on the cap, turn slowly. The rag stops plastic cap damage. My old truck use to this off and on.

 

[4r-4ever]

use a plier.

 

[BobsTrail]

When changing oil, clean the gasket surface of the cap and the pipe. Put a small amount of oil on the gasket.

 

[Logansky]

Thanks gus I'll give it a shot.

Logansky

 

[Logansky]

Success!

Channel locks and a rag worked like a charm!
Had my FJ Cruiser for 15 years before i traded it on this 2022 4Runner and never ran into this problem before.
First oil change went like a snap. I followed Antman's advice and torqued everything to specs so hopefully I won't have a problem with the filter housing.

Logansky

 

[97BlackAckCL]

Glad to hear that you got it loose, warming up the engine should help as well, but the channel locks definitely work