I have a 01 Tacoma. I bought it new and it only has 85347 miles on it. I use to do the maintenance on my own vehicles but as my fortunes improved and I got old I started taking it to the dealer for maintenance and repairs. However, I decided to change the transmission fluid as per Scottys method of saving the old fluid in case of slippage and then putting the same amount that came out of the case back in. The process went well and I decided to change the oil something I use to do all the time. The last time I took it to the dealer for oil change and tire rotation it had 80000 miles and it was serviced 4/29/2019.

When I removed the oil drain plug it was very different then removing the factory installed plug for the transmission fluid. The oil plug was so tight I had to use a breaker bar to remove it. The big problem came with the oil filter. Access is extremely limited. I couldn't get a strap wrench on it and have room to move. I did try to buy the special Toyota oil filter wrench socket that I have seen but the one I bought was suppose to be for Tacoma but was too small to fit over the filter. And it turned out there isn't one for my 01 Tacoma. I am a General Contractor and I have a short handled wide channel locks designed for PVC drain fittings. I should have easily been able to put this on and turn the filter loose. But no matter at what angle or what I did it wouldn't budge. So I tried using regular long handled channel locks which would give me more leverage. I had the channel locks on the bottom where the square edges of the filter are and pulled as hard as I could. Not only did it not budge but the wrench went into the filter and all the oil ran out. The dealer put the filter and the drain plug in ridiculously tight. I would like to take it over to the dealer and tell them you put it on that tight you now take it off. But until I get it off, put the new one on and put the oil in the engine it isn't drivable.

I am out of ideas , how to I get this filter off?  Thanks <w>