How to change broken oil cap with broken tabs on Toyota Rav 4 2012
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this video we are taking an oil cap off a Toyota Rav 4. The problem that made it so hard to take off was, it was stuck and the tabs broke off because it was so tight. What we did to take it off was to cut it and melt it off. A very long and tedious process where we used a dremel and a torch to take it off. The dremel did the cutting and the torch heated a flat head screw driver to melt the plastic. As the plastic melted down and became brittle. It made it easier to break the rest of the oil cap off.
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Hey guys, thanks for the inspiration - I came up with a different, easier solution (YMMV) in my case.
Just had this miserable experience with the oil filter housing over the weekend right before a road trip. Despite torquing to the correct spec last time +-5 ftlb, my filter wrench (with proper teeth) broke 2 plastic tabs on our '17 Highlander. We were supposed to leave on a road trip the following day. I put some oil in and confirmed that the tab breakage caused a micro-crack which was letting oil drip.
My solution was:
1> Align filter wrench on the filter housing
2> Marked a spot on the *side* of the wrench where I could get a more or less straight line with a drill from underneath the truck
3> Put filter wrench on its side, drilled a 1/8" pilot hole for self-tapping screw
4> Put filter wrench on the filter housing and drilled a 1" self-tapping screw through pilot hole into filter housing (it was a goner anyway)
After the screw was tightened down and sunk into the plastic oil filter housing, the thing was ANCHORED to the wrench. The next pull with a 1/2" breaker bar broke it loose easily.
Replaced with aluminum Dorman unit from O'Reilly until Toyota aluminum housing can be ordered.
Hope my solution can work for someone out there too.
Cool I like that one
Brilliant!
Mark, your comment is such a gem; so thankful I came across it. You saved me from having the car towed to a mechanic because I had no idea how to get this thing out. I made a video showing your self-tapping screw trick; just beautiful!
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This comment was a lifesaver. I have been fighting with this cap for over 2 hours, and in the process broke the cap and the cap wrench. After reading this I welded the nut back onto the cap wrench, screwed it to the cap and it came off like nothing. Thank you sir
Don’t use those aluminum filter caps- they are not specked properly-the spring is an important very fined tuned spring & can not be duplicated for oil flow regulations like the original
All you need to do is drill a hole through both sides of the plastic oil filter housing at mid point of cap, use a long 1/4 drill bit, run 6 " - 8" screw driver thru both holes, and s[pin it off counter clock wise, took me 7 min...had same issue. These guys were smart to replace with better aluminum housing, I did as well....
Thank you for that tip we will try that one next time
Toyota over torqued the dam thing. I decided to change my own oil because I know it would be done wright. The little things broke off and had to do what you did in the video. Thank you for the video. I was so good that I subscribed. Ben
Thank you
Heated screwdriver!! Brilliant!!
I'm glad I found your video and read the comments, Toyota fail in my opinion by overthinking on oil filter cap. It really doesn't need to be this complicated to change your own oil but for the sake of improving things they makes a simple job hard to do now. Thanks a lot Toyota!!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Thats why they switched back to the spin off filters recently, they knew they screwed up lol
I spent 2 hours to get mine lose on17 rav4. I immediately replaced it with aluminum one that I have from 07 lexus es350
Usually only ⅛ of a turn after it bottoms out is all it takes for 18 ft.lbs. Then the drainbolt on the oil filter cap should only be 9 ft.lbs.
Same shit happens to me. I’m gonna try this. I’m pissed off Toyota over tighten
Be careful when your cutting it, you need to have a steady hand to not mess up the threads. Good luck I actually like the aftermarket part better than the original part on this one, they really didn’t think this one through.
For all of you INSTALLING the oil filter cap - The WORST part of all of this is that the O-ring is installed in what is called a "static radial seal" which achieves full sealing as soon as the o-ring is fully engaged with the mating bore. any further tightening does NOTHING other than seat the housing to prevent it from unscrewing. Toyota even included a metal tab to prevent this (on intact housings 😛 so anything more than hand tight is totally unnecessary.
Same issue here w/ 2020 Tacoma - WTF was Toyota thinking?? Going metal soon.
I wish you showed when it was actually coming out. I know it's hard if you have to hold the phone with one hand.
Did the tread got any damage with the screws driver?
Don’t own a torque wrench ?
I tried doing the hole through the wrench/screw, and the screwdiver through it too and basically just ended up doing what yall did, minus the dremel tool. Mine just started breaking apart. Shame that the aluminum aftermarket filter cover says toyotas/lexus 05-17. Damn how long do they need to know this plastic ish is garbage?
It's amazing how many people have the same issue with this piece. They don't have the time to rethink that since everyone mean all car industry is focusing on the EV's
What kind of cutting wheel did you use?
That's awesome for the engine to get all those plastic filings in where the oil filter goes. What a hack.
Try using a piece of paper between the oil filter and oil filter removal tool.
It didn’t work we tried it
I tried folded aluminum foil to make it like 8 layers thick. that didn't work. but I did get a 60 grit piece of sand paper in, and that worked!
Thanks for this video bro! 👍✌️👌
I was scratching my head thinking 🤔 and trying others ways. Then I found this video and it still wasn’t easy but,
It really helped and definitely guided me through this nightmare of a 7 hour oil change! 😂😂
Glad it helped
turn more on this one is a mistake . . When the rim of filter housing touching the engine block that's it ,there's no gasket to absorb any more further tightening .
I'm thinking that when you lube the treads that it goes on too far when torqueing. You know like lug nuts. If you put ant seize then when you torque it it goes on farther. The oil makes it go on further so maybe you need less torque. Something to think about.
I have the same problem with my 2011 rav4 currently trying to figure out how to take off the cap since I have no grinder to cut off the plastic wish me luck lol
3 self tapping screw on the oil filter cap removal tool will solve that messy idea.
Well done. What a shit design by Toyota.
had the same problem with my rav 4 idiots at jeffy lube over tighten didn’t have a drill or a grinder so i broke most of the housing and use you method took a while thanks for your video love that we can help each other out god bless
Your welcome, glad you’re able to fix it.
Mine has that problem but I'm a single parent. They were trying to fix it but now I can't use the car. Is there a way you guys can fix it or are you far away?
where are you located? I'm in Florida and Jose is in Delaware
Everyone who has this system should be prepared for a worse case scenario especially if this is the first time you're doing this.
In case of a Stuck Oil Filter
Make sure you have the following...
1. The proper Motivx* oil filter cap wrench. Item #MX2320 is for all Toyota/Lexus/Scion engines 2.0 liters and larger using a cartridge style oil filter or item #MX2321 is for all engines smaller than 2.0 liters using a cartridge style filter.
2. A 27 mm ½ inch drive socket
3. A ½ drive breaker bar (18 inches or longer in length. An extension may be needed for some models.)
If an oil filter cap seems difficult to remove, only the above items should be used (or equivalent tools). Do not simply use a ⅜ inch drive ratchet or ratchet with extension as these will sometimes result in breakage of the oil filter cap wrench or the oil filter cap.
Always make sure the teeth on the wrench are properly engaged with the tabs on the oil filter cap.
To prevent reoccurrence of the problem
•Make sure new o-rings are properly lubricated before installing.
•Use a torque wrench to install the oil filter cap to no more than 18 ft.lbs (25 N•m). Oil filter drainplug = 9 ft.lbs. (12.5 N•m)
* If you think the Motivx tools are too expensive at least consider the following... Do not buy an oil filter cap wrench that is made from cast aluminum. Only buy one that is forged. Do not buy one that is strictly a cap wrench that does not have teeth. Do not buy one that claims to fit all models or even all four cylinders. The 2.0 and 2.5 liter four cylinder engines use the same oil filter cap wrenches as the six and eight cylinder engines use. Only the 1.8 and 1.3 liter engines use a different size oil filter cap and oil filter cap wrench. If the oil filter for your four cylinder vehicle comes with one o-ring instead of two then your vehicle takes the same wrench as a Prius or Corolla (unless it's a six cylinder). If your oil filter comes with two o-rings & a service pipe for draining the filter then your oil filter cap takes the same wrench as the six and eight cylinder engines. Some companies claim their wrench works for all four cylinders but on the 2.5 liter engines that smaller wrench does not engage the teeth on the wrench to the tabs on the oil filter cap. It may work if your oil filter cap is not stuck but it is a poor choice. They are mislead.
For those that don't believe this is a problem...
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I liked your video too, In this case it worked fine for us. Thanks. Next time
The 2nd gen Motivx tool doesn’t use slots for the teeth, they say it can break them off. It just depends on the flutes to remove the housing.
Thank you sir!!!!
The O-ring is installed in what is called a "static radial seal" which achieves full sealing as soon as the o-ring is fully engaged with the mating bore. any further tightening does NOTHING other than seat the housing to prevent it from unscrewing. Toyota even included a metal tab to prevent this (on intact housings 😛 so anything more than hand tight is totally unnecessary. For goodness sake, don't use a torque wrench to install this regardless of what factory spec says.
I have this problem right now! 😥
Toyota sucks on this design
@@jaysetd Agreed
Why plastic? You just showed us the reason. So you will have to buy another one.
The plastic was changed to metal. No need to buy another one if it’s metal. If you currently have a plastic just change it to metal.
@@jaysetd "change it to metal" means buying another one does it not?
Instead of using the filter housing wrench that you showed in the video, how about using adjustable filter flier. It may give it a firm grip
There's a money opportunity for them to make money. Should have done what I did for one, used a pair of extra large channel lock pliers.
It was so tight, channel lock didn’t work especially for where the position of the cap was at.
Thats what I tried to do and it just broke even worse 😢