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Oil Filter Wrench

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by vulcanbike, Mar 29, 2013.

  1. vulcanbike

    vulcanbike New Member

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    Hi to the forum. Am the proud new owner of a Prius v here on Vancouver Island and we are loving it it. Got the Luxury package so one step up. Have been reading all about the filter removal and woes of wrenches that don't quite fit and spin or ones that jam and won't come off and so on. Actually was quite amazed that Toyota would be using stone age filter tech. I think the last cartridge filter I saw was on a 1953 GMC truck back on the farm. Something wrong with spin on filters Mr. Toyota????? So my question is why not just epoxy a wrench onto the filter housing and just be done with it? Then its always there, just like the 9/16 inch nut was on the cap of the 53 GMC.
     
    #1 vulcanbike, Mar 29, 2013
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    The 64mm filter wrench fits tightly on the filter housing. One guy on here just leaves his on the filter housing. No glue that I remember.
     
    #2 jdcollins5, Mar 29, 2013
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    I use steel epoxy and that sucker is on there to stay, still there after a year
     
    #4 tankyuong, Apr 2, 2013
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    I think it's commendable: much easier to recycle a simple paper sleeeve than a concoction of paper, rubber, steel and so on.

    64mm 14 point is pretty common: I had one coming from years with Honda, works fine.
     
    #5 Mendel Leisk, Apr 2, 2013
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