Aaron

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After a traumatic experience spilling oil all over my landlord's drive I inexplicably did up my oil filter with a tool instead of fingers, and look at the state of it:







Will it still work OK or am I risking my engine and I should replace it (again!)

Aaaaaaaaghhh!

sponners

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the tool is for taking it off not putting on.


for the sake of a few quid just change it.

2000 sport

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nice one..

I'd change it..

dj219957

i would change it for the sake of £9. provided you drain the fluid into a very very clean tub i see no reason why you cant re use the fluid. what were you thinking tightening it up with a tool!! lol

merlin24

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A new filter is cheaper than a new engine !

Mick

360ste

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I have seen one thing worse. 20 years ago nearly I was working on my car at the time when a guy on a set of ramps near me lowered his Triumph TR6 after draining the oil and changing the filter ready to fill it up. A while after he started I yelled stop as the oil was coming out from the drain hole. He had forgotten to put the drain plug back in, OOPS. I think it was mobil 1 at the time so quite expensive. I was decent and took him to the local Halfords to get some more.

Turbotits

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Shouldnt need to drain the oil. Remove the filter, Fill the new one and screw it on. The oil in there will quite happily sit in the sump while you do it

mit

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I did an oil change on my old pug years ago, filled the engine with fresh oil, which promptly ended up all over the drive, as i'd forgotten to fit the new filter!

scoobyc

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ive not dont that but have made my fair share of **** ups usually when young working on my dads car and get shouted at! Atleast i learnt my lesson so i dont make costly mistakes when its my cars

mike h

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You sir are a tool for doing it up with a tool!

Aaron

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.thanks for the replies (and deserved abuse!) i've bought a new filter (subaru us made in canada from scoobyworld but i guess it is the same).

I've done plenty of oil changes, don't know why it seemed like a good idea to do it up with a tool... I guess what i was thinking was my letting agreement that forbids working on cars in the yard rather than the job in hand!

Seriously though, 2 top tips, 1. Never ever use the stupid halfrauds oil drain container, the tray is far too shallow and it just doesn't drain into the container nearly fast enough, a washing up bowl has been perfect all these years why change?! 2. Copious amounts of lemon washing up liquid is a great way to get oil out of concrete drives, you'd never know the difference now.

Time to put on the false moustache and hope no one recognises me.