RE Toyota Corolla 2007 CE Oil Change Pump Question

I was checking around for further ways to avoid removal of the oil drain plug as opposed to using a dip stick oil siphon. Am considering buying a Fumoto oil drain valve. This version has a nipple end so I can slip on a hose and drain the spent motor oil into a jug without any mess.

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Company says it was granted genuine parts status by Toyota and other auto manufacturers, whatever that means. Has anyone tried this valve on their Toyota and encountered problems? Unless there are any horror stories, I think I'll try it out.

On another note, it's too bad that the oil filter on the Corolla can only be accessed from below the car. With my old Tercel the filter could be removed from above. I will be trying out a K&N wrench off oil canister filter.

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I can get this locally at Partsource. The build quality appears comparable to the Toyota oil filter, and it should be an easy change out

-- hopefully.

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homepc
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Why not just get the cap end wrench that fits the Toyota filter?

Ed

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C. E. White

I usually use 18 inch channel locks or a rope with a half hitch, or whatever it is we learned in boy scouts, through the open end a big box wrench. But a real filter wrench would be nice. I've looked at those drain valves and unless you change your oil every week they look like more trouble than they are worth, hell drive the thing up on the ramps get a good 6 point socket and drain the oil into a pan.

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Mr. Austerity

Bad idea.

BAD idea.

The valve could open up at any time, for any number of reasons; if the drain plug ever opened up, you'd have far more problems than just the drain plug not being there all of the sudden.

Plus, I guarantee you will face the need to remove the drain plug at some point--but your refusal to use it will have caused a total inability to remove the drain plug.

You must crawl under the car to get to the oil filter; what is with your anal retentive need never to remove the drain plug?

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Elmo P. Shagnasty

I appreciate your responses, but have any of you ever tried this valve or know of someone who has actually experienced a failure with this product? I'm not trying to be a shill, just would like a straight forward answer as opposed to useless criticism.

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homepc

Given the issues with K&N air filters, I'd be wary of their oil filters.

Just get an Assenmacher oil filter wrench and use Toyota filters. Toyota filters don't work well with other cap type oil filter wrenches, but the Assenmacher TOY 640 is what Toyota uses and they fit perfectly. The Toyota dealers will usually sell this because it's also the size that opens the canister oil filter housings on some models. . It's expensive, but it's money well spent. The generic oil filter wrenches are not 640mm, they are

650mm, and it makes a big difference on genuine Toyota OEM filters. I used to use a strap wrench prior to getting the 640mm cap wrench.
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sms88

This is what I use. I haven't ever needed another oil filter wrench for any of my cars after getting this one.

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badgolferman

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I'd avoid that wrench in favor or the TOY 640. The problem with some of the newer Toyotas is that the filter is recessed and you can only reach the top of the filter. The Lisle wrench could be used for removal, but you also need a wrench to install the new filter because you can't grip the body to hand tighten it.

Note all the complaints about the spring in the Lisle wrench. Also it appears as if it doesn't work on smaller diameter oil filters. Might be fine for the filter in my old Land Cruiser, but not for a 640mm Corolla filter.

Look at the comments on the TOY 640 . Very few negative comments. My brother-in-law actually uses these in his repair shop and does have a complaint. The older model had a hole in the center of the "nut" which weakened the "nut" and the "nut" was cracking. The newer model does not have the hole shown in the photo (one of the Amazon comments complained about the lack of the hole).

When posting an Amazon link, all you need is , i.e. the link you posted only needs to be .

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sms88

My local Advance Auto had the 64mm cap style socket that fits the OE Toyota Filter perfectly (I took the filter in to check before I bought it, they also had the 65 mm size for some Ford filters). I've got a whole drawer full of different size filer cap sockets. I need to paint them different colors :) The Assenmacher wrench look nice, but it was three times the cost of mine and I can't see how it works any better - at least for the RAV4's I use mine on..

Ed

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C. E. White

The local store had a display full of many different size cap wrenches. Unfortunately there was nothing to tell you which one was intended to go with which filter, which is why I took in the actual Toyota filter to make sure I got the right one.

Ed

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C. E. White

I found a seller within Canada that sells the ASSTOY 640 wrench -- LMAO

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There was another Toyota group that was praising this tool also -- to remove oil filters......

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homepc

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