2011 oil filter cap
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Did he bring you under the car to show you Pic A, ot did he bring you the cap and to show you pic B?
I ask to understand more clearly ?
1, the Paper filter needs something to hold in place, and as well on the car, so pic B twists on into Pic A. Only way to damage this is to have some one do the oil change Wrong , I have 2 corollas same oil caps,and I do my changes and never damaged or seen a loose part, I have struggled to get it off and still never damaged it?
You asked is it necessary. Scott and Don are on a vacation and Love to hear their thoughts. You could probably get away without replacing it. for sure.
Did they replace the whole cap and all or just the inside, personally this is one reason I don't trust shops. But we have to take their word for it
A
B
I ask to understand more clearly ?
1, the Paper filter needs something to hold in place, and as well on the car, so pic B twists on into Pic A. Only way to damage this is to have some one do the oil change Wrong , I have 2 corollas same oil caps,and I do my changes and never damaged or seen a loose part, I have struggled to get it off and still never damaged it?
You asked is it necessary. Scott and Don are on a vacation and Love to hear their thoughts. You could probably get away without replacing it. for sure.
Did they replace the whole cap and all or just the inside, personally this is one reason I don't trust shops. But we have to take their word for it
A
B
Thanks for replying and with pictures, too. He showed me the cap and I requested to see how it works, so he showed me the car, also.
I suspected that he broke it and I asked politely how it could come loose, but he said it was a common problem with some other cars. I think he said BMW'S and Benz. You are probably right that he pulled the aluminum part in the cap with a pliers.
I suspected that he broke it and I asked politely how it could come loose, but he said it was a common problem with some other cars. I think he said BMW'S and Benz. You are probably right that he pulled the aluminum part in the cap with a pliers.
Just for my own clarification. Since the metal part on the car ( picA ) is rigid, and the aluminum part on the cap (pic B) fits onto that and is held tightly by a spring in the aluminum tube in the cap ( pic B), should the aluminum tube still shake even though its base is not held down in the cap?
The mechanic said it will shake and oil could get into the engine block and damage the engine.
Even if the base came loose on its own from age, as the mechanic said, would Toyota use a part so fragile that a simple loose part in an oil filter cap could damage a whole engine? I am curious.
The mechanic said it will shake and oil could get into the engine block and damage the engine.
Even if the base came loose on its own from age, as the mechanic said, would Toyota use a part so fragile that a simple loose part in an oil filter cap could damage a whole engine? I am curious.
I examined the old filter housing/cap and realized that the mechanic could not have pulled up the aluminum tube with a screw driver.
The base of the aluminum tube was either glued on to the 4 black plastic tabs at the bottom of the housing or attached some other way I still cannot figure out.
The problem seems to more with the Toyota part than with the mechanic.
The base of the aluminum tube was either glued on to the 4 black plastic tabs at the bottom of the housing or attached some other way I still cannot figure out.
The problem seems to more with the Toyota part than with the mechanic.
If it was not done deliberately, then the assistant (he just started working there) who changed the oil must have twisted the perforated tube using a pair of pliers, believing that he had to do that to remove the filter; similar to what you suggested in the first instance.
Of course, they are not honest and smart enough to admit their mistake and replace the part at their reduced price from their supplier, if that is what happened.
They have just lost a customer of 25 years.
I will let this go and move on. Thanks once more for your kind input.
Of course, they are not honest and smart enough to admit their mistake and replace the part at their reduced price from their supplier, if that is what happened.
They have just lost a customer of 25 years.
I will let this go and move on. Thanks once more for your kind input.
Most likely they got the part from a dealership. Then they marked the part up. Shops always mark parts up, it's an industry standard.
I'm not familiar with this engine so I won't go as far as saying the mechanic broke it. I will say that in my career working on vehicles, I have damaged one cap and that was my fault. I've never seen any caps with damage like that where the damage was NOT caused by a technician.
I'm not familiar with this engine so I won't go as far as saying the mechanic broke it. I will say that in my career working on vehicles, I have damaged one cap and that was my fault. I've never seen any caps with damage like that where the damage was NOT caused by a technician.