Originally Posted By: Onug
Seems like every auto factory has a gorilla just to install the oil filter. I've bent oil filter wrenches getting the OEM filter off in the past.
I can attest to that. I smiled when I have read articles about changing your oil and oil filter, and they have said, "don't overtighten the oil filter."
Our family has bought two vehicles new, a 2001 Trooper and a 2006 Tundra, our other cars we have bought used. On the new vehicles, when it came time to change the oil and filter, I had to use an oil filter wrench to get them off. Tried getting them off by hand first, no way. They were on tight.
What is funny is that the filters I have put on them since I have taken off by hand.