[mattbiegner22]

I have a 2018 highlander V6 w/ 90,000 miles and this is the first oil change Im doing myself. I had my car shipped abroad to the UK for my deployment and they charge me out the @$$ for oil changes (300 GBP last time).

I've already seen other posts talking about how stuck the plastic housings get, but I'm at the point of as I'm using a breaker and cheater bar it's causing the housing to disintegrate. The flat part where the oil filter wrench is starting to flake apart and the "wings" at the top of the housing are now worn down. It's the most over-torqued I've ever seen an oil filter housing. I am using both the TOY640 wrench and the other wrench from Toyota that has the grooves for the wings at the top. Both to no avail.

I've stopped for now to reassess my approach. I managed to change the oil but still running the old filter. I'm not sure what my next plan of attack is for the oil filter housing.

Thanks!

 

[retiredat444]

is there a semi permanent filer housing extension that can be added to that filter housing. it would have to be high quality and the bypass built in. it should not hang much lower than the stock plate. I have a 4 cyl, and understand the v6 uses a different filter ?

 

[Goldstar]

I would purchase a new oil filter housing in case you break your old one while removing it. Your oil filter housing was overtightened. I have changed my own oil filters on our Rav4, Venza and Highlander many times and simply follow the following Toyota recommended torque specifications which are very low. You won't have a problem in the future if you only torque it to the following:

Oil Drain Plug 25-30 Ft. Lbs. Torque

Oil Filter 18-20 Ft. Lbs. Torque

Oil Filter Drain Plug 9-10 Ft. Lbs Torque

 

[mattbiegner22]

Thanks. Unfortunately, this was what the dealer over-torqued it to. It was definitely torqued way beyond the 20 ft-lbs recommended. I mean, I was putting my entire body weight into it with a 1' socket....

I still haven't been able to get it off. I'm going to take it to the dealer to have them remove it and if they have problems then they can drill it out since they were the ones that caused the problem.

 

[Goldstar]

A lot of times you can free stuck bolts on a vehicle by hitting the end of your wrench with a 2-3 lb dead blow hammer several times. I would recommend using a 6 point socket and not a 12 point socket on the bolts.