The overtight oil filter catridge cap......It's not the dealer's fault.

Nice photos.

Some guys here claim that the dealer never even changed the filter during the "free" oil changes. Maybe that's why. Can my 2016 be converted over to the new spin-on filter? The 2018 models now have them.

 

anyone else, no prob. but for you, idk

 

Well, that is not the proper tool for the job. They make a special tool to remove and replace the oil filter housing.

 

This is the one I bought and it worked fine. I have only used it one time.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y5JWW1W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Did she buy the wrong one?

I was sitting on a bench across from the service bay, and watching the dealer mechanic changing my oil. I wasn't close enough to see exactly, but I did notice him pounding on something, and using an electric (or air) wrench to remove something... and then using the air wrench again to tighten something at the end. The filter? The drain bolt? Nothing is done "by hand" anymore.

If Toyota comes out with an adapter to use with a spin-on oil filter, I'd buy it, and have them install it. Just to make things easier.

 

Those oil filter spin on adapters are expensive. I epoxied the oil filter wrench to the cap about the third oil change on my 2010 and it has been simply delightful to do an oil change ever since. Just stick the ratchet on and off it comes, and goes on easy too.

I also bought an after-market spare cap just in case so I have a backup plan. It was less than $20.

 

There's a fella here that went to hybridpit and had them removed a oil filter part that was bolted to the car and put another plate on which allow another spin on popular oil filters to be used. People said it would throw off oil pressure due to path and different size filter.

 

That’s the Toyota Tool! It is NOT the wrong one.

 

Georgina Rudkus, when Starship16 rotated your picture the cap tool is on crooked. Possible source of difficulty?

I don’t remove the cap wrench until the filter assembly has been reassembled and torqued properly onto the car. I then get a flat head screwdriver and plastic mallet and tap the small edge so it pushes in the direction off. So far so good...

 

That is a Toyota wrench. For an oil filter.
But what you NEED is a correct fitting one.
One that secures around the WHOLE filter housing.

 

I don't chase oil filters, I buy them by the case of 10 Toyota oil filters. I had just ordered a new case for my Gen 2 and then traded it in and found a guy that had a Gen 2 and gave him the whole case. Did I save any money? But I made a friend.

 

That may be a better tool, but it isn’t the one that is prescribed in the service manual.

It’s even on the opening page where dealers buy their SSTs:

https://toyota.service-solutions.com/en-US/Pages/Home.aspx

 

@Rebound up our way did this as well.

He did it as he couldn’t get the casing off.

 

Here’s the blog post:

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

We have had our ‘12 v for a little over 6 years now. I have done the last 3 or 4 oil changes. It is a low mileage car so not as many heat/cool cycles probably. So far it has slid on with some slight friction and always gets stuck on. With the iQ I could see the engine drop down as I pried on the hole with a small pry bar, until it came loose. Just changed it’s oil yesterday. It has a metal cap! (I have the exact same tool as you, but can’t remember how much exactly I paid for it)....

Thanks for sharing this! Good point about counterfeit parts...

 

Here's my notes on the conversion to spin-on parts, basically cribbed from the link in the above post:

Filter Housing p/n: 15609-0T060 ($75.43)
Filter Housing O-Ring p/n: 96723-24020 ($2.36) (2 req'd.)
Oil Filter Adapter p/n: 90904-04006 ($11.00)
Oil Filter p/n: 90915-YZZF2 ($3.75)

I believe these are actually Corolla part numbers, so proceed with caution. The prices are from McGeorge Toyota parts, their online store.

Addendum: torquoe on the oil filter housing is 19 ft/lb.