The DENSO oil filters have a built in torque stop so overtightening one is impossible.They always come off with little more than minimal effort. I was somewhat disappointed this week to see some excessive adhesive on the filter media of the Denso oil filter removed from my Camry. Haven't seen that before. If I see the same thing next spring, I think I might go back to using the OEM oil filter(also Denso but without end caps).