Removing an Oil Filter
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28 April 2010, 09:20 PM
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I presume the heating up/cooling down of the joint, difficult area to get to etc. I used to have a 'magic rag' covered in engine dirt, old oil etc which had the gripping properties of Thor. I wish i'd never thrown it.
28 April 2010, 09:23 PM
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yea i have, knock screwdriver through with bucket under the filter so oil drains into it.....no mess. then use the handle and give it a shove and turn it . .. no cuts. its going in the bin anyway. so doesnt matter if its damaged. and as for it peeling off... it isnt exactly tin foil is it. or you can hit it with a hammer and a blunt chisel/ metal bar on the grooves and turn it that way.
28 April 2010, 10:00 PM
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no mess, no spilt oil, no problem
after seeing someone totally **** a filter by using a screwdriver, then cut himself to ribbons and then spill about a litre of 5hitty oil all over the driveway i wouldn't bother using anything else.
28 April 2010, 10:22 PM
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it's not really necessary, but it sure is a bloody lot easier! this thing's brilliant http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product...ke_cht241.html
no mess, no spilt oil, no problem
no mess, no spilt oil, no problem
28 April 2010, 10:23 PM
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I always bash a screwdriver through them to be honest, never ever used the proper tool!
Never cut myself to ribbons, and always had the common sense to have something to catch the leaking oil underneath.
Natural selection i suppose
Never cut myself to ribbons, and always had the common sense to have something to catch the leaking oil underneath.
Natural selection i suppose
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28 April 2010, 10:27 PM
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I have invested in a new spider wrench as mentioned above as Ive done the last services on all my cars so the old filters shouldnt be that tight this time.
28 April 2010, 11:08 PM
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it's not really necessary, but it sure is a bloody lot easier! this thing's brilliant http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product...ke_cht241.html
no mess, no spilt oil, no problem
after seeing someone totally **** a filter by using a screwdriver, then cut himself to ribbons and then spill about a litre of 5hitty oil all over the driveway i wouldn't bother using anything else.
no mess, no spilt oil, no problem
after seeing someone totally **** a filter by using a screwdriver, then cut himself to ribbons and then spill about a litre of 5hitty oil all over the driveway i wouldn't bother using anything else.
only works, if you can get a socket/ knuckle onto the end lol
Try it on a Toledo/ jetta/ golf front filter, absolutely no chance lol!!!!
best one is a chain wrench with a socket / spanner adapter
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28 April 2010, 11:25 PM
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Save money and definitely try using your hands first.
If you haven't got enough forearm strength/access space/grip strength then try one of the other methods.
If you haven't got enough forearm strength/access space/grip strength then try one of the other methods.
29 April 2010, 06:30 AM
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quite obviously you need to buy something that fits in your engine bay.
i was just showing what i found works on my car, i wasn't saying it was the best thing for every car in the world
29 April 2010, 08:04 AM
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Get a Passat. Oil filter is in a container in the engine bay. Undo one nut and you're away ....
With sump mounted external filters either get the correct tool (like this one ... http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Oil-Fil...4Pa38Ta38Oc3v0 ...) or use the screwdriver approach. Jam it so it goes right through and it will come off easy as pie.
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With sump mounted external filters either get the correct tool (like this one ... http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Oil-Fil...4Pa38Ta38Oc3v0 ...) or use the screwdriver approach. Jam it so it goes right through and it will come off easy as pie.
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29 April 2010, 11:08 AM
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The stabbing with a screwdriver is as good as any but stand back when you knock it in!
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29 April 2010, 11:21 AM
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I've never put a filter on I couldn't remove again by hand. Garages are bad examples for overtightening, especially sump plugs which is ridiculous as they can strip the sump threads. Did the wifes car last weekend and I had to use a breaker bar to get it off
Won't be using that garage again.
29 April 2010, 11:40 AM
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