Prius C oil filter wrench

I bought the wrench at Pep Boys and it says 64mm with part #: 0653101339803

 

64mm, 14 Flutes. Some aftermarket filters aren't exactly 64mm - the Fram has some rubber coating on it that makes it larger. The K&N is round, but has a hex for a smaller wrench instead.

Personally - I stick to Denso oil filters for my Prius C and my old 94 Camry.

 

My Gen 3 is the first car I've ever bought a custom, dedicated filter wrench for (because it has this plastic cap that's always reused so I don't want to take chances damaging it).

For every other car I've owned in like 30 years, including my Gen 1 which is essentially the same 1NZ-FXE engine as the c, I've used the same completely nonspecific strap wrench I bought in 1988 and had no trouble.

-Chap

 

I checked the face-to-face dim on the one I use (repurposed Honda socket): it's a bit over 64 mm, maybe 64.5? I'd suspect the 0.5 is a bit of clearance, and the oil filter housing (Toyota or Honda) is close to 64.0 spot/on. And yeah, 14 flutes.

Your 68 mm is too loose, will jam, might round and/or stress the corners of the housing.

 

The only time I've ever needed to use an oil filter wrench is when changing it after first buying the car or if a dealer or other service place did the oil change. I'm a big believer in the filter going on only hand-tight, plus maybe a half turn. It's not going to come off on its own unless you leave it really loose.

 

I wouldn't proselytize that though. There is nothing wrong with torquing the oil filter to specification. It's gross over-torque that causes problems.

 

My vocabulary just increased today . Also sage advice.

 

I got this for my C Lisle 63600 Oil Filter Tool works perfect ! search amazon for it, cost like $10