Recent content by Jac09

I had it changed 4 times before I started doing my own at 40k. At least 2 shops had changed the oil; one local and the most recent was Super Lube. The manager sent a service person to my house to remove the oil filter housing when I started to change the filter and could not remove it at 40k...

I've been working under the illusion that Fram filters were of good quality for many years. I found a source that said that Fram paper filters only trap particles down to about 30 µ size, which is about the size of the space between bearings; filters that include synthetic materials offer...

You would not believe these Prius oil filter housings. It is a big, solid piece of plastic that holds a paper-synthetic filter. It has male threads on the outside of the lower portion and an o-ring to seal it when it is screwed into the receiving cavity in the motor. I have never had to apply...

The oil filter housing on Prius can be overtightened by shops and may be unable to remove with a standard filter wrench with a hex cap shape alone. I tried to remove it on my Prius with a standard wrench. The result was that the little round plate with the 3/8 ratchet fitting in the center that...