I'm not fan of the canister (old cars were like that too), but dealers don't provide training to their employees. Especially when giving "Free" oil changes. Their goal is to get it out the door.
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Toyota Oil Canister Help Please
- Thread starter shootsacanon
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Been said before, drive a screwdriver through both sides of the filter. Then place a large closed end wrench over the screwdriver handle and turn it. Make sure you don't damage anything on the far end where you're driving the blade end of the screwdriver through the filter
I also use this and it always does the trick.
The newer Toyotas don't use a twist-on can-style oil filter. The screwdriver through the filter trick doesn't work anymore.
This is what you're dealing with now.
Absolutely correct!
OK, I have a Mercedes with something similar. My wife has an older toyota with the spin on filter
a lot of good answers; but most have not seen this type
my '16 Highlander filter housing is metal and styled like the plastic one
be sure to lube the sealing o-ring before install
Yep. But remember the 50s cars were made that wayStupid style…. Old method was working just fine so, “let’s change it”.
Got the van back yesterday. Mechanic was able to remove the plastic shell and replace it with a metal one. Including the new canister, it only ran a little more than $100 in addition to the oil change.
Do I need to be concerned about the 30 seconds or so that it ran while spraying oil? I’d say it lost about 3-4 quarts out of 6 before I shut it down.
Do I need to be concerned about the 30 seconds or so that it ran while spraying oil? I’d say it lost about 3-4 quarts out of 6 before I shut it down.
