No. 2008 highlander has a aluminum filter housing you need to remove with a special type of filter wrench. I was able to tap mine loose without a wrench but it could be at 24n-m tight which is difficult to loosen.
In order to remove the oil filter from a 2007 Toyota RAV4 you need to use an oil filter wrench. This wrench is a specialty to Toyota.
10 mm wrench/take off dame under front grill/look up into the area of the radiator. 3 part dame/only take off middle one.
stand in front of your van, then left side undernearth, use plier filter wrench to remove the old filter. You can this this filter in kragen or autozone.
The oil filter on a 2009 Toyota RAV4 is changed by positioning a drain pan under the filter, placing a special wrench over the housing, and turning it counter-clockwise. The filter can then be pulled from the housing and a new one installed.
The filter is located on the frame of the truck under the driver's door. A 10mm wrench or socket is needed to loosen the clamp and a 15 mm and 19 mm open end wrench is needed to disconnect the tubing from the filter. New filter is about $15.00
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.
Changing your own front brake pads can save hundreds of dollars. Tools needed for the job are a jack, the brake pads, lug wrench, socket wrench, and brake fluid.
Any hex head wrench to drain the filter housing and a good adjustable filter wrench to remove the housing. Click the link to see one example of many different kinds. http://www.sears.com/kd-tools-adjustable-oil-filter-wrench/p-00999038000P?prdNo=12&blockNo=12&blockType=G12
a wrench with a metal band that wraps around oil filter that ables you to turn aka an oil filter wrench
any oil filter wrench - it warps around the filter and you can adjust it - the wrench looks like a giant ring
front of the engine,when your facing the car .look down to your left,long handle pliers or oil-cap wrench will do! make sure to wipe after filter is off and check alloil filter rings.
A 46mm oil filter wrench is used on a 2003 BMW 325i. The wrench allows the center nut on the filter housing to be turned and removed easily.