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Hey guys. Just did an oil change first time on my gs350 fsport. I normally do oil change and tighten the oil change filter with oil on seal and tightened by hand. Is this ok or do you guys use a wrench to tighten it?
I've always tightened filters by hand. Never had one leak either. I think they're kinda designed to seal themselves a bit even if they're just hand tight.
Once my dad insisted I use a collar tool to remove the filter, which I didn't have. So I showed him the old "stab it with a flathead and turn it" trick.
Since these filters are cartridge filters and there isn't a very easy way to grab the filter housing I always make sure mine is on snug with the tool and a ratchet. I don't crank it down, just make sure it isn't coming loose.
tighten by wrench, these are not spin on oil filter.
Well, well... I've been waiting on someone to tell these guys that our oil filter is not a spin-on can type, but a replaceable filter element that fits inside a metal housing that is tightened with a wrench.
Well, well... I've been waiting on someone to tell these guys that our oil filter is not a spin-on can type, but a replaceable filter element that fits inside a metal housing that is tightened with a wrench.
Well, well... I've been waiting on someone to tell these guys that our oil filter is not a spin-on can type, but a replaceable filter element that fits inside a metal housing that is tightened with a wrench.
Shows you how long it's been since I changed oil on a car myself. I got sick of FWD cars burying the filter in unreachable crevices and left it to the pros years ago.
Buy the correct SST oil filter housing removal tool from Lexus or Toyota; it's only $20-30 if I remember correctly.
There is a correct torque setting to tighten too.
Well, well... I've been waiting on someone to tell these guys that our oil filter is not a spin-on can type, but a replaceable filter element that fits inside a metal housing that is tightened with a wrench.
Seeing as I mentioned it in the second reply to the OP, I would say it didn't take long for someone to answer with a wrench and state why...