any oil filter on any vechile should only be hand tight. be sure and check for leak's after installing oil.
Neither your oil filter, or the fill cap need to be loose, the filter should be screwed on as tight as you can get it by hand only, and the fill cap should fit snugly so it does not come off. If the oil filter is loose or too tight you can blow out the seal which will cause you lose all your oil.
there is no torque on the oil filter!! when putting back on tighten the filter hand tight as much as you can.
Turn it 3/4 turn after it makes contact with the mounting surface.
The starter should be tight! It can cause an oil leak if it hits the oil filter and makes a hole in it (oil filter is like a coke can). If your starter is moving you must first tighten it down it's two bolts.
old rubber gasket stuck to block or to much oil pressure regulated by spring above oil filter Filter not tight, hole in filter,....
Most oil filters say to go one full turn after the rubber gasket makes contact. I usually tighten an oil filter hand tight. Use both hands and tighten it as much as you can get it. You don't need to use a filter wrench to get it tight enough to seal. Run the vehicle and check for any leaks. That's it.
Coulpe of things to look for. Not tight enough, they say hand tight By I put an extra 1/2 turn after hand tight. Old rubber seal from old filter was left on block. cheap filter. You may of pinched it while tightening the filter (if you used a filter wrench as I do
The oil filter on the 1997 Avalon is located on the side of the engine that is toward the front of the car. The filter will probably be so tight that you will have to use an oil filter wrench to remove it.
check that the O ring was replaced when oil filter was changed. id O ring is good and filter is tight, and housing still leaking, replace filter housing
No..maybe a oil filter wrench to remove it, but, install it by hand (HAND TIGHT)
New oil and a filter. Metric Socket and ratchet, and possibly a filter wrench if the filter was installed by an amateur who put it on too tight.