Help!!! filter housing stuck
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Daikon
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Buy a new housing before you continue. Chances are it will break even more.
jawkdna
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If worse comes to worse, you can get yourself a cordless dremel and carefully cut in open and break it out, assuming you have the factory plastic one.
Also spray some penetrant like PB Blaster up around the threads and let it creep in and sit for a few hours or even a day. That could help get those threads loose.
Also spray some penetrant like PB Blaster up around the threads and let it creep in and sit for a few hours or even a day. That could help get those threads loose.
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jahdai42
Member
first thing I did was to get one of the metal ones from Advanced Auto. It is only a block away.
ElectroBoy
Banned
This. Hit the threads with penetrant. But before attacking with a dremel, first try a persuader.
Get large channel lock pliers or a pipe wrench. Pull slowly, the rubber gasket was probably not lubed before installation and it binds. If the cover breaks apart, use the dremel.
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DougR
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I started doing my own oil changes after the dealer performed the "free" ones. The oil filter housing was very tight when I did the first oil change. I used a cheater pipe on a 1/2 inch breaker bar with a 27 mm socket on a Motiv oil filter wrench, which is a high quality forging. If I had not used the 27mm socket, I think the oil filter wrench could have been damaged by the 1/2 inch square drive. I had a new Toyota aluminum filter housing on hand to install.
jahdai42
Member
Definitely going to try this tomorrow when I'm not so pissed.
57HotrodVW
New member
Get yourself a Toyota specific filter wrench from Motivx Tools. They work great, and "grab" both the ears on the housing, and the flutes.
That, plus a 27mm socket to turn the filter wrench, and a breaker bar or "cheater" (pipe over a ratchet handle) will take care of tight filter housings.
Read all about it in this article:
Metal Oil Filter Housing Upgrade + Motivx Tools Oil Filter Wrench
That, plus a 27mm socket to turn the filter wrench, and a breaker bar or "cheater" (pipe over a ratchet handle) will take care of tight filter housings.
Read all about it in this article:
Metal Oil Filter Housing Upgrade + Motivx Tools Oil Filter Wrench
Twilghtzone
Member
Replace plastic with aluminum ? Easy.
Just put a little anti-seize on the aluminum threads before you put it on.
Just put a little anti-seize on the aluminum threads before you put it on.
jrandom
New member
Just make sure the center tube is the right length, I am pretty sure the part number listed here on the forums has a center tube that
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HerT4R
New member
you can hand tighten it fully? over the o-ring on the housing? I think I need to see pics of your forearms, mr. hercules, cause thats some grip strength.
delloro
New member
Haha good advice, I almost always regret when I don't follow it myself.
57HotrodVW
New member
Very easy. For details, see this article that I wrote:
Metal Oil Filter Housing Upgrade + Motivx Tools Oil Filter Wrench
It’s only 18 ft-lb. I don’t even try to get it as tight as possible. Just lube up the o ring real good and go until it’s tight. I only double check with torque wrench to make sure it the whole way on.
On the oil filter I’d recommend the Toyota one. I’ve had issues with the Doman brand in general. Only thing you need to do is bend the tabs on the center post inside the housing and transfer it to the new one.
08TxRunner
Member
You built like a 12 year old girl?
