Joe,
Thank you so much for your feedback. I ordered metal housing ( Amazon.com: Genuine Toyota 15620-31060 Oil Filter Cap Assembly: Automotive ) it's coming on Friday so Saturday I will replace and will keep you posted.
A dummy question. to replace metal housing do I need to drain all the oil...
I did exactly the same as you mentioned. I had doubt there must be a small pin size hole which was causing the leak.
After draining the oil in a clean container (ValvoMax made my life much easy :D) and removing the filter housing cap I removed the O-rings (they seems fine no defects). But I...
Joe,
Today Part's department is closed because of Labor Day. I am going to drain the oil to an empty container then will inspect and replace the new oil filter's O-ring (both as per your write-up). Also, can I use the same oil which I drain earlier I just drove 10 miles only? Or I should put new...
Hi Joe,
First of all, I want to thank you with the depth of my heart for posting easy to understand step by step instructions. Today I was doing an oil change on my RAV4 2015 LE and when it was time to change the oil filter, which was extremely tight was unable to loose with my 3/8" rachet...
Roger that :-). I have 2 vehicles (1 Friend's Tacoma 2016 and 1 RAV4 2015). Our mileages are 5-6K / year so you recommend I should change after year or 6 months? Thanks Joe.
Thanks so much for the response. I am planning to drain all the old oil and then replace the OEM valve with ValvoMax valve (that will make life much easier and less messy :-) ). After fully drain the old oil, I will put 2 quarts oil then start the engine for 5-10 seconds, then turn off and drain...
Hi,
New to this club. Thanks so much for such a great informative write-up. Could you please recommend what brand and where to buy the tools (which you mentioned above)? Thanks in advance.