Some freakin' knuckle-dragging neanderthal......

[.40CalPatriot]

I have one of these and it works great.

I have never used on of those. I just use my bare hands and some blue painters tape.

 

[Kiefer316]

I have never used on of those. I just use my bare hands and some blue painters tape.

I got it from autozone for a few bucks and i use it at least once a month.

 

[.40CalPatriot]

I got it from autozone for a few bucks and i use it at least once a month.

You change your oil every month?

 

[xj-grin]

I have the "over the end" type tool that Tom was talking about, but the Mobil1 filters are slightly different shaped and it won't work (or at least it won't work on the bigger 5.0 version that I use...:dunno:

And I change my oil every month....

























that month is September!!

 

[Kiefer316]

I have 5 cars that i have to change the oil on!

 

[SteveT]

I've been known to take my BIG screwdriver, the one with the shank that runs all the way through the handle, and spin the filter loose from on top, by driving Mr. Screwdriver into the rim of the filter, and tapping with a mallet. Kinda shakes things loose, and gets it moving.

I don't think I've ever used that thing to actually drive a screw

 

[5-90]

There is an oil filter wrench that goes on a ratchet that I really like. You slip it over the end of the filter and as you apply force, the gears inside force the grippers into the filter. The harder you turn, the harder it grips. It has never failed to remove a filter. I actually think I got my last one at Autozone or Checker.

Hm. Tell me more - the idea of an "adjustable cap wrench" seems awfully useful (vice keeping all of the cap wrenches I have around...)

 

[ColoradoRaptor]

.......installed the oil filter on the '97. I couldn't get my usual oil filter tool over the end of it because it was a K&N filter with the stupid sheet metal "nut" on the end...... which promptly rounded off when I tried to remove the filter.........

I then drove a screwdriver through it and tried to turn it off that way.... that just tore a huge hole through the center of it........

I had to resort to sharpening the end of my prybar, then pound the sharpened edge into the lip of the filter, then lean the prybar to an angle in the direction of the turn and pound on it.... hard! :flamemad:

Fawker finally came off that way.

People: NEVER install an oil filter using a tool of any kind!!!! Hand tight is plenty!

Then I tried to remove the goofy torx bolt that holds the filter adapter to the block so I could seal up that leak....... and promptly rounded the teeth off IN the bolt. Dunno how I'm gonna get that off now........ :gonnablow:


Knock on wood......... the rear main seal install has gone pretty painlessly. (Gotta love working under lifted rigs! Pan came right out!) Ran out of daylight so I painted the oil pan and got the gasket surfaces ready to go for tomorrow.

That is some funny crap there Troy!! Glad you finally got the damn thing off!! :laugh:

 

[old_man]

Hm. Tell me more - the idea of an "adjustable cap wrench" seems awfully useful (vice keeping all of the cap wrenches I have around...)

I will see if I can get a pix up tonight. This one works on the same principal but is a touch different. It works better than any wrench I have ever used. You are putting the torque exactly inline with the center line of the filter.

http://www.toolsource.com/wide-range-filter-wrench-p-67260.html?osCsid=rk0j1em9rjlm4shnf8bs5ttq75

 

[jason_h]

I have a couple filter wrenches. One like Crimzon posted, one that's basically a rubber strap wrench, and one that is kind of like tongs with some teeth to grip the thing. I don't usually need to use any of them. I have had to stick a screwdriver in it and whack it a few times to get it going once though.