2010 Prius Oil & Oil Filter Change : Shame on Toyota for the stupid plastic oil filter housing!
Channel: Aaron Schwarz
Date: 2020-07-09

Engine oil & oil filter Change for a 3rd generation 2010 Toyota Prius. 

Shame on Toyota for the plastic filter housing design. An annoying oil filter change procedure that wastes time & makes a mess. I wish Toyota would have stayed with the canister style oil filter from the previous generation.

Many Toyota owners are upset with Toyota for this new engine oil filter element + o-ring in a plastic housing design. Sure its eco-friendly & uses less materials than the older generator metal can filters, but a messy waste of time to change. Thankfully the previous owner or dealer removed the underbody door that would have added another stage of annoying for the oil change procedure. 

Toyota seems to be going the way of VW in terms of oil filter & oil filter housing designs. The wrong way indeed! Shame on you Toyota, make the engine oil & oil filter change easier, not harder!