['ol Pinion head]

Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans

My wife’s (Toyota) RAV4 has one of those cartridge filters. No way the element fell out or got stolen - as has been mentioned: they are below the engine- you unscrew the holder like a normal filter works, then pull the paper element out.

Trick to unscrewing the holder - don’t buy the Toyota tool - they are junk. Buy the U shaped one off of EBay.

Agree, no way the filter fell out. Just another example of "quality" quickee oil change shop idiots.

OReilly's offers a stamped steel cupped shaped tool for removing the cartridge cover. It's around $8, works fine. Am no longer a big O'Reilly's fan, but they do stock Wix filters and this tool.

[Chris65LeMans]

Originally Posted by 'ol Pinion head

Agree, no way the filter fell out. Just another example of "quality" quickee oil change shop idiots.

OReilly's offers a stamped steel cupped shaped tool for removing the cartridge cover. It's around $8, works fine. Am no longer a big O'Reilly's fan, but they do stock Wix filters and this tool.

I bought a stamped tool just like that from the Toyota dealer, and always had the hardest time getting the damn thing off the cover. The last time I tried, it wouldn't budge, so I just left it on there. Of course, it fell off sometime when she was driving. The U-shaped tool works much better if anyone else had that problem.