What are you trying to do… Oil filters are only suppose to be hand tight, never any more
Oil filter wrenches are only used to help take off the oil filter and if thats the problem your having then one way ive used is take a hammer and hit a screwdriver threw the side of the oil filter and use that for a handle to help spin it
to remove old oil filter? If yes just bang a screwdriver through the old oil filter then turn it with that a little oil will seep out when you do this but not a lot. When you put the new one on fill it with new oil smear a little on the seal and do it up hand tight
Save the ***** driver one for last though.. I have done it ALOT of times but todays oil filters aint what they use to be.. You might end up just ripping the metal shell apart seeing how weak and thin most are now days.
Man’s leather belt that has one finished side and one still rough leather side (rough side around filter)
Large slip joint pilers
a strap of rubber, an old pulley belt
Then if all eles fails drive a ***** driver all the way through both sides of filter with a hammer and un ***** by grabbing ***** driver
I agree with chevyraceman_383, a belt or strap should do it. The screwdriver trick should be a last resort, as he says you can end up with a load of mangled metal these days which you still have to get off.
Why people insist on reaming oil filters up tight is beyond me, all it needs is a coat of oil on the rubber ring and then winding up hand tight.
I **** not using the right tool for the job but because I am wasted I will answer!!!!
to avoid the mangled metal drive the screwdriver through the filter near either end of the filter…..it will reduce the strength of the filter less and give you a better chance……
the belt trick works really well…….wrap the belt around the filter and then twist a large screwdriver in the belt to tighten it and use the screwdriver twisted into the belt to hold it tight to the filter and for leverage to turn it………
February 10th, 2010 at 12:34 am
Big channel locks. A rubber grip of some kind. Gloves? They’re like $3 man, how did you even buy the oil?
February 10th, 2010 at 3:18 am
What are you trying to do… Oil filters are only suppose to be hand tight, never any more
Oil filter wrenches are only used to help take off the oil filter and if thats the problem your having then one way ive used is take a hammer and hit a screwdriver threw the side of the oil filter and use that for a handle to help spin it
February 13th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
to remove old oil filter? If yes just bang a screwdriver through the old oil filter then turn it with that a little oil will seep out when you do this but not a lot. When you put the new one on fill it with new oil smear a little on the seal and do it up hand tight
February 16th, 2010 at 4:16 am
leather belt and vice grips.
February 17th, 2010 at 9:12 am
Do the screwdriver through the filter trick.
February 18th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
all are great tricks.
Save the ***** driver one for last though.. I have done it ALOT of times but todays oil filters aint what they use to be.. You might end up just ripping the metal shell apart seeing how weak and thin most are now days.
Man’s leather belt that has one finished side and one still rough leather side (rough side around filter)
Large slip joint pilers
a strap of rubber, an old pulley belt
Then if all eles fails drive a ***** driver all the way through both sides of filter with a hammer and un ***** by grabbing ***** driver
February 20th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
i was going to suggest a nice belt.. leather or whatever doesn’t slip too easily.
February 21st, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I agree with chevyraceman_383, a belt or strap should do it. The screwdriver trick should be a last resort, as he says you can end up with a load of mangled metal these days which you still have to get off.
Why people insist on reaming oil filters up tight is beyond me, all it needs is a coat of oil on the rubber ring and then winding up hand tight.
February 25th, 2010 at 3:08 am
I **** not using the right tool for the job but because I am wasted I will answer!!!!
to avoid the mangled metal drive the screwdriver through the filter near either end of the filter…..it will reduce the strength of the filter less and give you a better chance……
the belt trick works really well…….wrap the belt around the filter and then twist a large screwdriver in the belt to tighten it and use the screwdriver twisted into the belt to hold it tight to the filter and for leverage to turn it………
February 26th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
screw driver. hammer it through
February 26th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
a hammer and screwdriver, drive the screwdriver through the filter with the hammer and turn it off with the screwdriver.