Stuck oil filter ... Camry 2AZ-FE

[antik]

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 with a screwdriver through it.

Any suggestions?

 

[Dr_Dr3i]

You don't need to rotate it 360 deg with the screwdriver, just enough to break seal and let it start spinning. If you can fit your hand in there with a strap wrench, you should have enough room.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Are pipe threads anti-clockwise in Ausi land?

If not, it looks like you have been turning it the wrong direction!

 

[JavierH19]

To me it looks like it's twisted clockwise which would be tightening it? I think the threads might be damaged if it is overtightened by that much so even if you take the filter off the filter housing threads may need to be replaced anyway.

 

[cptbarkey]

To me it looks like it's twisted clockwise which would be tightening it?

dead giveaway here. Your going the wrong direction.

 

[JavierH19]

dead giveaway here. Your going the wrong direction.

Think the threads on the housing might be damaged even if he takes it off? that's my concern. The threads on the housing aren't too strong.

 

[slybunda]

As above looks like it was tightened up more rather than loosend

 

[Capt W]

You need one of these large nylon strap wrenches. I've had mine for almost 30 years and she's undefeated. This type will allow you to get a grip near the filter base, and using a 1/2-inch drive ratchet it'll loosen with no issue.

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-3149-N...2818&sprefix=strap+oil+filter+,aps,227&sr=8-8

 

[JohnB5656]

1. Screwdriver. 2.Long chisel and hammer, tap the base. 3. Remove it in pieces. Unscrew the nipple with a pipe wrench.

 

[antik]

To me it looks like it's twisted clockwise which would be tightening it? I think the threads might be damaged if it is overtightened by that much so even if you take the filter off the filter housing threads may need to be replaced anyway.

dead giveaway here. Your going the wrong direction.

As above looks like it was tightened up more rather than loosend

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

 

[cptbarkey]

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

We all make mistakes, yours is obvious.

Get to it and unscrew it correctly.

 

[D60]

Worst case you'll have to get the can off and then use something like
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/talonoilfilter.php

 

[wemay]

I don't know what everyone else sees but i see it being turned to the left, which is correct for loosening.
@antik - spray some lubricant on the mating surface, wait a while, wipe the filter clean, then try a filter wrench (see below). Or one like @D60 shows above.

 

[Zee09]

The only way to roll...
https://a.co/d/6On7dPo
Except in this situation

 

[hemitom]

He is turning it the right way to loosen ! look at the bottom of the filter dead giveaway.
What you are seeing is what I call torque twist.

 

[D60]

I don't know what everyone else sees but i see it being turned to the left, which is correct for loosening.
@antik - spray some lubricant on the mating surface, wait a while, wipe the filter clean, then try a filter wrench (see below). Or one like @D60 shows above.

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That's what I felt, too. Interesting how people's eyes interpret things differently.

"Dyslexia for cure found......"

 

[Sayjac]

Looks like a doozy. Been a couple 'similar looking' ones posted on the oil filter subforum. One guy linked* ended up using a pipe wrench on the baseplate. The other made a homemade version of the 'ultimate solution' Bogert tool (posted above), used on a boat engine. If you end up crushing the can to the point where you still can't turn it using one of the simpler options mentioned, may have to resort to one of the first two. Good luck!

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/stuck-oil-filter-use-a-pipe-wrench.270798/

 

[wemay]

Looking at it again, in such a tight space, @Capt W post above might have the best solution. I just put one in my cart (Amazon).

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-3149-N...2818&sprefix=strap+oil+filter+,aps,227&sr=8-8

 

[Capt W]

They work a treat...you can position it near the top, roll up the excess strap, and loosen away. No mess from poking holes, etc. Mine has never let me down.

 

[Nukeman7]

The only way to roll...
https://a.co/d/6On7dPo
Except in this situation

^^^^ If this Lisle wrench won't remove it, you'll need to use dynamite!