Cannot Remove !#*#@$ factory oil filter! - Toyota Yaris Forums

SilverGlow · 02-22-2009, 01:11 AM

It's not so hard...jees us! Just puncture it with a philips screw driver and hammer then turn the damned thing to loosen, then hand turn it off....all this in 1 minute....2.5 hours?!? WOW!

PHXDEMON · 03-09-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverGlow

It's not so hard...jees us! Just puncture it with a philips screw driver and hammer then turn the damned thing to loosen, then hand turn it off....all this in 1 minute....2.5 hours?!? WOW!

Came in to post this. make sure you apply some oil around the gasket on the new filter so this doesn't happen again

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02-22-2009, 01:11 AM	#1
SilverGlow Banned Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 189	It's not so hard...jees us! Just puncture it with a philips screw driver and hammer then turn the damned thing to loosen, then hand turn it off....all this in 1 minute....2.5 hours?!? WOW!