Gen III oil filter wrench

I bought the proper size 64mm from .........

Assenmacher Specialty Tools TOY640 - Toyota 64mm Oil Filter Wrench $12.78





Product Id: ASTTOY640


Internet Price = $12.78
Suggested Retail Price: $15.95


Availability: Usually ships the next business day.


Price does not include Shipping ..... Shipping cost me almost as must as the wrench (bummer). There may be more cost effective solutions out there ..... but this is one option that I can speak about. Painless transaction, shipped within 24 hours of booking the order on line - received the wrench 4 days later ...... did the job nicely.

Happy Hunting ! As they Say .........

Mr. Bill

 

I just finished a fairly exhaustive on-line search for a good price on a 64mm 14 flats/flutes Gen III end cap oil filter wrench (already searched more locally at my Toyota dealer, local auto parts stores,etc - none have 64mm, all have 65 mm).

After doing my first oil change with a slipping 65 mm wrench, I definitely want one that fits!

Seems like those that purchased these wrenches a few months ago were able to get good prices but that does not seem to be the case now (supply and demand?).

So this was the best deal that I was able to find:
https://www.restockit.com/Oil-Filter-Tool-64-mm-14-Flats-(KLA0122-308).html
The filter price was $14.49 and they had a coupon code on that page for a few % off (4 %, I think) or you could sign up for their newsletter or something and get a 10% off code which is what I did. That brought the wrench price to $13.04 with shipping at $6.95 for a grand total of $19.99. On the optional exit survey, I told them I was not satisfied with their shipping situation. I feel that they should offer the US Postal Service as an option (they send it UPS) and that they should have a lower shipping price for small, light weight items like these wrenches.

NOTE: I received the wrench on 11/24/2009 (ordered evening of 11/18/2009) and it looks like a good solid well-made wrench. I am happy with the quality.

I also left an e-mail message at the PriusChat.com shopping site and suggested that they sell these wrenches in their shop with a reasonable shipping price since they are small and light. No reply to that suggestion...I am tempted to buy a case of them at wholesale and sell them for a tad bit more with exact shipping costs. Does anyone know how to go about doing that?

 

the one I bought here is still for sale too.

I just did my change and the 64mm was perfect.... not too tight or lose... perfect!

Mine is stainless and quite thick and solid... I've seen cheaper ones out there, but thats what they were.... cheaper.

 

I called Piercey Toyota and asked if they had a 64/14 oil filter wrench. They did and the part number is 53001-02485 described as Filt Wrn HD CTA24 at a cost of $10.95 before tax. Beat that.

 

Darn! Guess my Toyota dealer is not with the program as they told me they only had 65mm wrenches.

 

Where did you see the three-finger tool that you're talking about? That's the one that will be optimum for the 2010 P3.

 

It's almost a year since the last post on this thread. Any Google search for [64mm "filter wrench"] will lead to Amazon.com and other sources of the Assenmacher filter wrench that costs about $15 plus as much as $10 shipping. Amazon also shows a $6 filter wrench manufactured by CTA and sold by Auto Barn that charges $5.50 for shipping.

I located CTA Tools, its web page on filter wrenches (http://www.ctatools.com/oilfilter.html) and its catalog (http://www.ctatools.com/catalogs/2010MasterCatalog/01-03OilFilter.PDF). The catalog shows the "precision stamped" 64mm/14 wrench, part #A265, that Auto Barn sells for $6, and a heavy duty "with higher torque specs" 64mm/14 wrench, part #2485. Following a "buy online" link from CTA's page leads to the following vendor that sells #A265 for under $2 but charges $10 for shipping, but appears not to sell #2485. http://www.autopart.com/TOOLS/TOOLSMAIN/category/c19.htm (except on eBay, as noted below)

I Googled for the CTA part #2485, and the sole seller I located is likely the same eBay vendor from whom others on this thread have purchased that "looks like stainless steel" wrench, that now sells for $9.95 with $5 for USPS shipping. The eBay link to the "auctioned' product changes with every auction, so the present link is good only for the next seven days. But seller's page will list the item when he re-posts it repeatedly, at http://motors.shop.ebay.com/svetlinabadjiev/m.html

The eBay page identifies the seller as "svetlinabadjiev" but the description of the item ends with "Any questions call Sunny at 781-810-4507 or email to: [email protected]" so it appears to me that autopart.com is the actual seller of CTA part #2485 on the eBay site. Autopart.com is the vendor linked to ctatools.com, and Svetlin Abadjiev is shown on linkedin.com as the owner of autopart.com.

I ordered the shiny wrench CTA #2485, thinking it was worth an extra $3.50 to get CTA's heavy duty version, having read some of the horror stories on this and other threads of this forum.

 

Hi All,

Read through this all, and it seems to me a few hose clamps around those thinner metal 64 mm wrenches might do the trick. That would keep them from expanding under toque, as much, and avoid them jamming onto the cap....

 

I read the title of this and it states Gen III, question: Gen II and Gen III oil filters are the same size? So this CTA 2485 should fit both?
So how did this 2485 work for you? I'm about to but one from Ebay also.
TIA!

 

If you happen to be an expat Honda owner, their filter size is the same 64mm 14 face. I've got a 64mm 14 face socket originally purchased for Honda Hurricane oil filter, back when their automotive oil filters were larger. It's part no 07HAA-PJ770100. Honda switched their automotive oil filters over to the smaller size now, looks to be part no 07AAA-PLCA10 ($18.20US):

Oil Filter Wrench - Bernardi Honda Parts and Accessories

 

I purchased this a while back to to fit any Toyota oil filter. It's very good quality & was recommended to me by a Toyota tech.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B0015PG5NU?tag=priuschatcom-20

 

Just did my oil change today using a 65/14 oil cap wrench. Fit perfectly - snug and tight.

 

I'm calling bullshit on the 64 mm oil filter wrench.

Measurements from a 2011 prius using dial calipers.
- 64.4 mm for oil filter housing across the flats.
A 64 mm socket would be too small.

If you have a decent set of calipers, please measure up your filter housing next time. Let us know.

I reckon the problem with stuck filter wrench is not too big a wrench, but too small. Lots of people comment on the very tight fit.
Two possible ways of getting stuck. Either the 64mm wrench is just too tight and gets stuck, or, the 64mm filter is only just gripping the outer edge of the flats so rounds them off under normal force and gets stuck. Smoketrail #26 said his filter wrench was slightly tapered.

My very snug oil filter wrench measures 64.5 mm - snug before any torque is applied and needs some wriggling to get it off.
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I suspect a 65 mm socket would be better, but it's hard to tell advertised size from actual size.

The only other explanation I can come up with is that there are two different filters on the gen3 prius - a 64 and a 65 mm
I notice some housings have a silver drain plug in the center with 3/8 drive.. My 2011 does not. Does your prius have the silver drain plug? I don't know if it's a year change or location change. I also see some suppliers quote a different filter element for 2010-2012.

 

I did just that a while back, and just rechecked now, and yeah: it's slightly over 64 mm. I did multiple measures, would call mine 64.30. I'd suspect the oil filter itself is very close to 64.0 and the oil filter socket slightly over, like any socket.

(I've gotta get an old fashion, manual caliper, btw. I found the only way to preserve the battery on my crappy digital one is to pop it out immediately after use, and it's a pain to do.)

 

With so many flats, the basic trigonometry says the distance across corners is barely larger than the distance across flats, so obviously the wrench must be a very snug fit not to slip.

Right about digital calipers, at least my modestly-priced one. That's the main reason I use my crude stamped German vernier caliper a lot more often, even though it's not as precise.

 

It's getting ridiculous just trying to find non-digital calipers these days. And if you're special ordering a set of dial calipers, you know they're going to sting you for 10 times as much. I ended up ordering 10 sets of mitutoyo calipers from England and selling the rest on ebay. I didn't make anything on them - just covered my costs. It's not a good option. More a last resort.

CR94 - that makes a lot of sense, having to tighten the tolerances for 14 flats. I hadn't thought of that. Softer material too.

 

I was thinking to get one of the non-dial, vernier style calipers. I've never used one, understand it takes a bit more effort to use. But the no-moving-parts appeals to me.

Darson Instruments 6" Vernier Caliper [DRS-141383] - $33.99 : KMS Tools & Equipment from Vancouver BC, Largest selection of tools in Canada

 

Went down to KMS Tools, talked to a knowledgable salesman, went with a dial caliper. Chinese made: they had some very nice Japanese made, but prices through the roof. The one I went with is nice and solid. It's gotta go under the tree, but I snapped a pic.

 

Nice one!
If you find it "gritty" in the movement, you can give the track a thorough clean. The Chinese are notorious for producing precise calipers, but leaving machining crap in there. I think I used wd40 to kind of flush it out.

 

Thanks. I tried it in the store and it felt smooth. But I'll keep that in mind.