Oil Filter

[Phil24RN]

I have a Toyota avensis 2.0 d4d tourer estate 09 onwards and I was wondering how to remove the oil filter housing, I have tried with a strap wrench but to no avail, any tips will be greatly appreciated,

Cheers Phil

[Phil24RN]

I have now also tried a chain wrench, and a 64.5 mm socket that fitted perfectl but under pressure the centre crumbled away, previous owner had this serviced by main dealer and it's ****** me off as I can't seem to budge it!!! It's been well over torqued durin refitment!!!

Can someone help??

[Paul Hutchinson]

Hi Philip are you talking about removing the filter cartrige,if you are you will be replacing it so dont worry about damaging it drive a screwdriver through it,some times plain old brute force does the job.Its worked for me in the past,hope this helps?

[Phil24RN]

The housing stays with the car, it's a paper filter inside that you change, I managed it in the end with a hammer and extension on the lugs of the housing, cheers though!!!

[Druid Boy]

Hi Phil

I hit a similar problem with my 06 D4D. I bought a Halfords advanced 'universal' type filter removal tool. The only problem is that it is a little too big so I had to sleeve the arms down a bit with bicycle inner tube. Its been a bit fiddly but it the best I have come up with so far. There's loads of cheap stuff out there but I don't think it is worth buying. If you are keeping the car for a while a genuine Toyota tool may be worth the investment.

Good luck.