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| It's not you, it's me.  |
That's actually great advice. I can't believe I've never actually done that! Seriously would have saved me some time and money. Usually being under the car, I expect things to always go a certain way. Tool should fit, if not, wrong tool. Thank you sir. | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us  |
K&N has a bolt head on the end so one can just use a standard socket. ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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Yep me two I have a large one and a small one for the bike filter. Not sure mine is a Huskey but it's the same type. | |||
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I did just put one of those on my daughters car. Great deal right now: 5 quarts of Castrol EDGE Full Synthetic High Mileage Motor Oil and a K&N Oil Filter after $10 Mail-In-Rebate. $22.99 https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/o/motor-oil "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Not my first choice, but I have never had the screwdriver trick fail, and I have had to resort to it several times. If it ain't woke... don't fix it. | |||
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The above tool used with a bent handle, flex head ratchet should be the solution. Snap-On also has it. | |||
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Reason # 8 why I always do all of the oil changes for my cars. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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Several others have recommended this type wrench and I whole heartedly agree. I got mine at Sears (Craftsman) and I've gotten filters off for neighbors who had some quick change place attempt to make their filter a permanent installation. ___________________________________________________________ Your right to swing your fist stops just short of the other person's nose... | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money |
UPDATE: Based on your recommendations I just bought one of these: Lisle 57010 Import Oil Filter Swivel Wrench $11.16 shipped. The problem is... I don't want to wait a week for it to get here. So.... I was going to go up to Home Depot for the Husky Universal 3-Jaw Oil Filter Wrench http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hus...nch-HU3JFW/204762449 But... I stopped into my local Valvoline Instant Oil change (my Dad goes there all the time and I'm an occasional customer as well) and explained the situation. When I told them that I was in the middle of my own oil change the guy asked "Is there oil in the car now?"  Yes, of course, I said. "We have to ask," he said.  Anyway, "No problem, pull it on in" they said and in 30 seconds my problem was solved. They loosened it to hand tight. They were very nice about it. No charge. I'd go there again and I know my Dad will soon. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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I see that Walmart will check your oil now before starting a oil change. Seems too many people were bring in cars with engines shot and trying to get Walmart to buy new ones. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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^^^^ Yes, I could see some clown doing that and trying to blame them.... "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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| Lawyers, Guns and Money |
First oil change since I've owned this car. I've got the old oil filter out and a new Mobil 1 filter is spun up and hand tight.  "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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I use Mobil One oil and Mobil One filters, and an end cap filter wrench. Do it myself, and just hand tighten, then quarter turn with the filter wrench on the new filter.. But in the past, many times looked for some dynamite. 美しい犬 | |||
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You need to get the proper sized filter wrench as close to the base as possible.....if you cannot get it off with the filter wrench, put the filter wrench on, then poke a long shafted phillips just behind the filter wrench through the filter and use both to remove it. | |||
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First get the right tool, problem solved. Second to one of the above using a K&N filter is just asking for trouble. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Lisle makes a very nice 10 piece oil filter cap wrench. Comes in a red box. I have had mine for years and they are great, especially for filters in tight spots, looking at you, Honda and Toyota. You use a 3/8" drive with it. _____________ | |||
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| Raised Hands Surround Us Three Nails To Protect Us |
Care to expound on your claim?? ———————————————— The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad. If we got each other, and that's all we have. I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand. You should know I'll be there for you! | |||
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| That rug really tied the room together. |
Ive done at least 1000 oil changes in my life. Every tool in this thread I have tried, and every one of them have slipped on extremely tight filters. Especially the 3 prong one above, its junk on a TIGHT filter. The tool that every oil changer NEEDS in their box is this. The Lisle 63600 oil filter tool is without a doubt the best designed, most powerful oil filter tool on the market that I have found. It has NEVER once failed to remove a tight filter. I can HIGHLY recommend this tool. Mine is over 20 years old, and in perfect condition. I use it all the time, and it is the ONLY oil filter wrench I have to grab, as it adjusts to most sizes that are on cars these days. They also have a larger version for trucks and older cars, but I rarely if ever have to grab that one. Don't ever stab a screwdriver through an oil filter. Ive seen guys rip the sheet metal and have nothing left but the base of the filter, which is a BEAR to remove. https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-6...r-Tool/dp/B0002SR4Q8  ______________________________________________________ Often times a very small man can cast a very large shadow | |||
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I'm going to have to pick up one of those. A couple weekends ago I was instructing my fiancee's son with his first oil change on his car (he's helped me with his mom's several times, but this was the first time he'd done nearly everything himself) and his filter was on really tight. Not enough room for the swivel wrench. I happened to have a cheap nylon strap that I used - which ended up crushing the canister before it loosened up. | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
While I think their air filters are overrated (leave this for another time), but what's wrong with their oil filters? | |||
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