First DIY oil change -- can't undo oil filter housing

Don't use an impact wrench. Use a cheater pipe on a 1/2 square drive ratchet. That would allow you to adjust the length of the "lever arm" to the space available.

 

I did oil changes at 10 k miles, so you’ll be fine if you wait.

You’ll need to deal with the oil filter though .

Some have converted to the spin in style, like @Rebound and @RightOnTime .

So there are options if it is too stubborn to move.

 

That's what I did. Now, removing the oil filter is effortless.

The 2016+ Toyota 2zr Engine oil filter conversion - Armstrong Family Blog

 

Have a hammer? Give the bar a good few whacks...

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Check if there’s a metal clip pin that you can pull out from the housing. The pin prevents the filter from unscrewing while driving. The pin may not be in your line of sight depending on your viewing angle, once removed you should be able to turn it.

 

The clip does not inhibit rotating the cap. I leave it on and instructions (Toyota) say not to remove it. I believe it is there if the threads fail and the cap pushes straight outwards, to prevent catastrophic loss...

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Toyota also said they don't know about clogged EGRs leading to blown headgaskets, no need to change lifetime ATF & etc.

 

It sounds like your tool is not very good, or not good enough.

Skipping on the filter at this point may be your best option, and should be fine until the next change interval.

I'd definitely not use an impact.

Whether you have time to do it now or some time before the next change, the best thing is to get the filter wrench fitting well on the filter housing. Lots of bad examples out there on this. I bought a $7 cast aluminum wrench on eBay and it fit horribly badly. So I spent almost half an hour sanding it so now it fits perfectly. I expect the $30 version would have saved me that 1/2 hour of my life, but maybe not such an ideal fit.

Then with the filter wrench on there, fitting in all the notches properly, etc. a breaker bar should get it. If no, you can try using a floor jack to push up on the breaker bar. That is pretty much guaranteed to do something.

 

Ok, but in this case we're talking about something lots of us have been doing multiple times a year and noticing that the filter cap spins off just fine without any need to molest the clip, just like Toyota says.

When it's hard to spin off, in my experience it typically seems that the big O ring has just become really stubborn.

I can lube up the new O ring real nice, spin it on to exactly 18 ft lbf, no more, and the next time I go to take it off, it's always hard to get started.

Never as hard as it was the first time after I bought the car though.

 

Going 20,000 miles on a oem filter?

 

Sounds like OP is concerned about going up to 10k miles.

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I did the same thing. Much happier. Takes about 30 minutes to install.

 

I was doing the same thing. Really oiling up the O ring. But as my changes came on, it got harder and harder to remove the darn thing. Plus, you had to put in in fairly tight or it would leak. After the conversion, its "spin on - spin off". No leaks and no worries.

 

Toyota, as I did recognized that the Nylon 6-6 35% glass filled plastic housing swelled in several years time. I go tired of hammering on the factory authorized cap wrench and removing it with Vise Grips.

Accordingly, Toyota eventually went back to the spin on filter on later Prius models.

 

On my very first newbie oil change, I turned the oil filter the wrong way to tighten it. I hope you are turning it the right direction.

1) I normally use a small socket extension (3 inch) with 3/8" drive on my oil filter wrench
2) As for a breaker bar, my filter wrench has large hex outside which allows you put a 1/2" drive deep socket. You can also use a short socket extension for the extra clearance.