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The installation directions that come with the Toyota filter say to use a filter tool for a 3/4 turn after gasket contact, however funnily enough this can be achieved by hand

Successfully got it off with with nylon strap removal tool! I believe the filter would have been over-tightened with a filter tool and wrench. My understanding is these filters only need to be tightened by hand? Thanks all for the help and suggestions!

I purchased this as suggested by a few here. Will keep you all updated!

I know which direction is loosen and which is tighten. It just looks the wrong way due to the wrench applying pressure in a specific manner

Having a hard time removing the oil filter from my Camry with 2AZ-FE engine. It’s on so tight that when I use an oil filter strap wrench, the filter crushes. I’ve seen some people stick a screw driver through the filter, however it’s very tight so there isn’t enough room to do this and rotate...

- pour berryman b12 into cylinders - insert spark plugs back in - let sit for as long as possible - remove spark plugs - with no spark or fuel, crank car to break up any remaining carbon - air compress the cylinders to remove b12 - put fuel pump fuse back in - put ignition fuse back in - put...

Fair call! So skip adding an engine oil flush altogether after the soaks before dumping oil?

I’m not thinking it will help with the piston rings, but I wanted to use it to flush the rest of the internals and sump of any deposits. I was going to just use a regular engine flush prior to dumping, but I thought B12 would be a lot more effective

This is from Berryman: Berryman B-12 CHEMTOOL FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER (part #0116) is extremely effective in the crankcase for the removal of gum, sludge, and other deposits IMMEDIATELY before an oil change. Because of the amount of cleaning that the product can do, it is not recommended to add it...

Over here in Aus, LM Proline is the same price as a can of B12. Wouldn’t the B12 work well as an engine flush?

230,000km. I bought the car for $1200AU 10 years ago and I have a feeling it was heavily neglected. I don’t see any visible smoke out of the exhaust, however you can smell it. I don’t want to replace the rings, but I’ll check compression shortly. I’ll be doing the piston soak, but at the...

Do you think it would be good to put 200ml of B12 in with the oil and let it idle for 10 minutes prior to dumping after the soak? Or would 2 soaks + VRP suffice? When I look inside the block, I see a lot of built up deposits…

Hi guys, this is the method I’m thinking for the piston soak: - cold engine - remove fuel pump fuse - remove ignition fuse - remove spark plugs - pour berryman b12 into cylinders - insert spark plugs back in - let sit for as long as possible - remove spark plugs - with no spark or fuel, crank...

Am I able to just add Berryman B12 with oil? My guess is it would work similar as Valvoline Restore and Protect, which I assume has a small amount of solvent in it to break up deposits?

I’ve got a manual 2002 Camry with a 2.4L VVTI 4 cylinder which burns about 4L of oil every 7,000kms. No external leaks and doesn’t blow smoke, just burns the oil internally. Currently I’ve been using Castrol GTX 15W40 however wanting to try a thicker oil to see if I can reduce oil consumption...