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Originally Posted by McGyver
Toyota has done this since forever! I think they use an impact gun to put those factory oil filters on. My Camry filter was so tight that even the filter wrench slipped.
Two things that work:
First, raise the F/R corner of the car. Pull the wheel off and peel back the wheel-well splash covers so you can get at it from the side and not from underneath. Then....
1. An over-sized pair of Channel-Lock pliers. Just crush into the filter wall a bit and turn.
2. As a last (MESSY) resort, one could drive a 10 inch long, #2 phillips screwdriver all the way through the middle of the filter and twist.
WARNING... Sometimes the gasket is stuck to the engine block. If you don't notice this and spin the new filter/gasket on top of the old one, you will lose all your oil in the street within 2 minutes of start up.
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This an age old problem, it is caused by the rubber seal sticking to filter and engine block. The age old cure is to take a 10" peice of 2x4 and a BFH, put the 2x4 on the side of the filter and give it a good crack with the BFH and you can screw if off by hand.
PS when reinstalling the filter use anti-seize on the rubber gasket.