This is becoming commonplace in today's modern automotive assembly procedures. Factories don't like, or want to tolerate leaks of any kind. So they basically over tighten everything that can. I remember having a difficult time with first oil changes on every new car I ever had.
But far more so now than in the past. Also, as far as filters go, many are installed dry. They don't take the time to prelube the gasket, which doesn't help in the least when it comes to removal later. And it's not just the factories.
Places like dealerships, and joints like "Jiffy Lube" are also guilty of over torquing filters and drain plugs. Many to the point of damaging threads. This is especially true with Aluminum oil pans. Or worse plastic, where you can damage the threaded, molded in metal insert, that can require replacing the entire oil pan to fix.
This is the main reason I never have my oil changed anywhere, except in my own driveway by me. I HATE doing it. And the older I get the worse I hate it. But I would rather bite the bullet and suffer through it, than deal with the consequences, or the ineptness of having it done improperly.
Not to mention the fact that unless you actually observe them opening a sealed bottle, and pour it directly into your vehicle, you have no way of knowing what they are actually giving you, or charging you for. Let alone how much. And as simple as it sounds and is, they manage to screw it up on countless vehicles on a daily basis from coast to coast.
