Oil filter cap caution

Ouch, good thing I don't have this problem, and my vehicle's almost 50k. I've been only hand tightening it with a ratchet and never had this problem before. Could be the oil cap material that is causing this or could be the torquing of the oil cap housing? either or, just be careful everyone

 

Thanks for the caution and the picture. I have my 75k coming up in a couple of weeks and will have to look carefully at the cap.

 

could be, I bought my oil filter cap from Snap-On and done hundreds of oil change with it and never had a problem with the cap. Is your cap the thin type or the thicker type?

 

yeah I was talking about the wrench. That's the same one I have and never gave me problems...

It could be over torquing the oil filter cap housing which can put more stress on the wrench or housing when removing it.

I don't know, but I always hand tighten the housing until it stops spinning and not torque it down an extra turn with the ratchet and never had the stripping of the housing before.

Thanks for sharing though!

 

yeah for sure I will let you know if this ever happens to me.

 

The cap plastic kinda reminds me of bakelite, like the old telephones.

 

I bought a backup cap about a year ago. I had the same problem and bought a wrench that has cuts in it to slide over the whole cap and it works much better than any of the metal wrenches suggested.

I dont know why they dont make caps with a hex fitting or some other wrench fitting so all you would need is a common wrench or socket instead of a special tool.

 

Call me "worry wart," but I bought the authorized Toyota service wrench;

Toyota OIL FILTER WRENCH Part Number 09228-06500-02

and, I have an OER filter cap in the wings.

I also mark the cap before the first oil change, so that I do not over tighten it.

 

Expensive, maybe, But less than a pound of cure.

 

that's being prepared.

 

my HHR with the ecotech engine had a hex head on the oil filter cap. thankfully I did not drain the oil first. cause i took me an hour to modify the socket to fit in the awkward confines...

is it too much to ask for automakers to sit down and design 1 spin on filter that will fit ALL vehicles...it really can't be that hard can it????? or at the very least.. one oil filter per car maker?

One type of Wiper arm connection....????

one size lug nut??

and maybe god forbid...one set lug nut pattern for 4lug and 5 lug wheels...

too much proprietary parts. If you really hate proprietary parts....don't ever....buy a john deere...

 

Maybe pick up a torque wrench, 3/8" drive, lower torque range would be best bet. The torque spec for the oil filter canister is 18 foot pounds.

I've had ours off 5 or 6 times now (Canadian schedule, every 6 months), no issues yet, knock-on-wood. but thanks for the heads-up!

I'm removing the oil filter cap with with a heavy gauge socket, I've used it for years with Honda filters (same dimensions).

For back up I've got a wide-jaw pair of vice-grip style pliers. Never had to use them, mainly use them for stubborn peanut butter jar caps. But for an oil filter with rounding corners they might save the day. Looks like this:

Locking Oil Filter Wrench