Oil filter - Toyota Yaris Forums

regal · 10-02-2009, 06:55 AM

I have 4 oil filter wrenches and none of them will fit in to take off the oil filter.

I'm looking for one of those oil filter "sockets" that you can attatch to a ratchet that would fit this tiny oil filter. Anyone know where I could order one?

Brian · 10-02-2009, 07:45 AM

I always take mine off by hand. Measure the diameter of the filter and check at the local auto
parts store.

Tamago · 10-02-2009, 09:23 AM

wal mart has them

yaris-me · 10-02-2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by regal

I have 4 oil filter wrenches and none of them will fit in to take off the oil filter.

I'm looking for one of those oil filter "sockets" that you can attatch to a ratchet that would fit this tiny oil filter. Anyone know where I could order one?

Toyota.

R2D2 · 10-02-2009, 11:29 AM

You need a 65 mm 14 flute. Very common-Walmart, Napa, etc have them and you shouldn't have to order one unless you want to. If you prefer online ordering Amazon has them also.

R2

*jclo3313* · 10-02-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by regal

I have 4 oil filter wrenches and none of them will fit in to take off the oil filter.

I'm looking for one of those oil filter "sockets" that you can attatch to a ratchet that would fit this tiny oil filter. Anyone know where I could order one?

Discount Auto.

regal · 10-02-2009, 11:58 AM

I ordered one of these (I rarely get into town.)

http://www.toolsource.com/toyota-lex...rceid=googleps

Altitude · 10-02-2009, 12:29 PM

Moot point since you've already ordered one, but you can get them at any auto parts store. Got mine from Advanced Auto.

daf62757 · 10-04-2009, 11:31 AM

I just ran into this problem with my Yaris. I bought all kinds of oil filter wrenches and nothing worked. The problem started by using a filter wrench to put it on. I put it on too tight and nothing could take it off.

After tons of online research, I saw a picture of a OF wrench that is sold at NAPA parts stores. I tried it, and again, it just slipped off the filter without being able to get a good hold. I went to my kitchen and found a neoprene rubber glove (actually was a George Foreman golve for my GF rotisserie oven) and cut the glove to make a strip of rubber that would fit around the oil filter. I then put the NAPA OF wrench around the filter. The rubber allowed the teeth of the wrench to get hold of the filter and allowed me to turn it.

The NAPA wrench has these three moveable arms that close in on the filter allowing it to grip the filter. Without the rubber, it couldn't get a firm old on the filter.

Of course, the main problem was that I put the filter on too tight. Lesson learned....always tighten by hand...not wrench!

daf62757 · 10-04-2009, 11:37 AM

Just to follow up, the wrench I used is called a 3 jaw oil filter wrench. I got it a local NAPA auto parts for about $8.

Here is a link to show what it looks like.
http://www.shopwiki.com/3+Jaw+Univer...ch+(B0006BI1U4)

WolfWings · 10-05-2009, 05:01 AM

Eh... I learned years ago: Don't over-tighten the oil filter! And who cares if your USED oil filter ends up with a hole in it? You're throwing that one out!

Takin' em' off I just use an ice pick, jab a hole parallel to the 'tip' of the oil filter, let em' drip empty, twist to break em' free, unscrew by hand.

And new ones I always install (Yaris or otherwise) by backspinning until the screw threads seat, then spinning on as fast as I can by hand until they stop on their own, a quick quarter to half turn from there, I'm done.

DerFlosser · 10-05-2009, 07:29 AM

Something people forget is that they tighten on their own during the temperature cycling. An oil filter should be no more than hand-tight. If you can't get the filter off of the car with a pair of channel-lock pliers during an oil change than it's on waaay too tight.

daf62757 · 10-05-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WolfWings

Eh... I learned years ago: Don't over-tighten the oil filter! And who cares if your USED oil filter ends up with a hole in it? You're throwing that one out!

Takin' em' off I just use an ice pick, jab a hole parallel to the 'tip' of the oil filter, let em' drip empty, twist to break em' free, unscrew by hand.

And new ones I always install (Yaris or otherwise) by backspinning until the screw threads seat, then spinning on as fast as I can by hand until they stop on their own, a quick quarter to half turn from there, I'm done.

Good advise! My former car had a larger filter and I could get a good hand hold and take the filter off by hand. There isn't the space or size on a Yaris. But like I said, lesson learned!

10-02-2009, 06:55 AM	#1
regal Drives: 09 Yaris 3 Dr White LB Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 432	Oil filter I have 4 oil filter wrenches and none of them will fit in to take off the oil filter. I'm looking for one of those oil filter "sockets" that you can attatch to a ratchet that would fit this tiny oil filter. Anyone know where I could order one?

10-02-2009, 07:45 AM	#2
Brian Drives: '07 Yaris turbo, '11 Juke Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 849	I always take mine off by hand. Measure the diameter of the filter and check at the local auto parts store. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3875996

10-02-2009, 11:29 AM	#5
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	You need a 65 mm 14 flute. Very common-Walmart, Napa, etc have them and you shouldn't have to order one unless you want to. If you prefer online ordering Amazon has them also. R2 __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-04-2009, 11:31 AM	#9
daf62757 Nothing beats a Toyota! View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 5 dr liftback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 564	I just ran into this problem with my Yaris. I bought all kinds of oil filter wrenches and nothing worked. The problem started by using a filter wrench to put it on. I put it on too tight and nothing could take it off. After tons of online research, I saw a picture of a OF wrench that is sold at NAPA parts stores. I tried it, and again, it just slipped off the filter without being able to get a good hold. I went to my kitchen and found a neoprene rubber glove (actually was a George Foreman golve for my GF rotisserie oven) and cut the glove to make a strip of rubber that would fit around the oil filter. I then put the NAPA OF wrench around the filter. The rubber allowed the teeth of the wrench to get hold of the filter and allowed me to turn it. The NAPA wrench has these three moveable arms that close in on the filter allowing it to grip the filter. Without the rubber, it couldn't get a firm old on the filter. Of course, the main problem was that I put the filter on too tight. Lesson learned....always tighten by hand...not wrench! __________________ Big Dave Indianapolis, IN Synthetic Oil....its in my car.....for at least 10,000 miles!

10-04-2009, 11:37 AM	#10
daf62757 Nothing beats a Toyota! View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 5 dr liftback Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 564	Just to follow up, the wrench I used is called a 3 jaw oil filter wrench. I got it a local NAPA auto parts for about $8. Here is a link to show what it looks like. http://www.shopwiki.com/3+Jaw+Univer...ch+(B0006BI1U4) __________________ Big Dave Indianapolis, IN Synthetic Oil....its in my car.....for at least 10,000 miles!

10-02-2009, 11:58 AM	#7
regal Drives: 09 Yaris 3 Dr White LB Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: PA Posts: 432	I ordered one of these (I rarely get into town.) http://www.toolsource.com/toyota-lex...rceid=googleps

10-02-2009, 12:29 PM	#8
Altitude Drives: '08 LB MT Bayou Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,671	Moot point since you've already ordered one, but you can get them at any auto parts store. Got mine from Advanced Auto.

10-05-2009, 05:01 AM	#11
WolfWings View User's Garage Drives: Silver 2007 3Dr - Gryph Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 310	Eh... I learned years ago: Don't over-tighten the oil filter! And who cares if your USED oil filter ends up with a hole in it? You're throwing that one out! Takin' em' off I just use an ice pick, jab a hole parallel to the 'tip' of the oil filter, let em' drip empty, twist to break em' free, unscrew by hand. And new ones I always install (Yaris or otherwise) by backspinning until the screw threads seat, then spinning on as fast as I can by hand until they stop on their own, a quick quarter to half turn from there, I'm done. __________________

10-05-2009, 07:29 AM	#12
DerFlosser Drives: Yaris Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 355	Something people forget is that they tighten on their own during the temperature cycling. An oil filter should be no more than hand-tight. If you can't get the filter off of the car with a pair of channel-lock pliers during an oil change than it's on waaay too tight.

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