I can't get the damn oil filter off. I have the wrench that goes over the filter (its the loop kind). Theres no way i can turn it once i get it on so i can't get it off. Human strength doesn't seem to be enough, the dealer did my last change. please help, i just drained my oil and need to finish this quick. i need a way to get the oil filter off without the proper wrench. thanks!

 

i drove the car with that oil filter on for about 5 miles (literally). BUt the oil filter has been in the car for 5 months. maybe i can leave it until next oil change (i'll do it early at 1500 miles)

 

take a philips head screwdriver and smash it thru the oil filter and turn... wala!

 

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does that actually work?

 

yep works all the time .. just make sure u turn the right way.. lol .. lefty loosey righty tighty

 

go to the auto parts store and buy a cap that fits over the filter and accepts a 3/8" drive in the middle.

 

its like 10:30pm and everything is closed here. my car inspection is in the morning at 7am and the car parts store don't even open til 8

 

this universal wrench vs filter.. - and they sell them at wallmart - wallmart should be open 24 hours or at least till 12am in certain areas




universal wrench wins

 

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screwdriver it is. j00 will get oil all in j00r armpit tho.

 

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universal wrench wins</TD></TR></TABLE>


i have this but the location only allows me enough space to put the loop over the filter, but i have no room to turn it

oil is gonna pour out even though i drained it already?

 

theres definately a way.. just keep trying, i didn't have much luck with room with this wrench, but after some adjusting it always grabs one way or another..

 

alright, i'll try til i get it. if not, a screwdriver is my last resort...thanks guys

 

do the screw driver thing... it works... you don't have to punch it very hard... it will go almost right through

 

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yes, it works. I've done it. After unsucessfully trying to remove the filter for way too long, it was quite satisfying to impale it with a screwdriver. It is messy though.

 

i realize getting it off won't be too bad, now how about tightening it up properly. i just thought about this. *thinks to himself why he waited til the last minute*

 

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ahahaaha indeed

 

just place it so the handle is higher/lower allowing more room for handle to move until it grabs.. i cna't remember since last time i used it, but i think i got a better hold of filter laying underneath from driver side.

 

the screwdriver thing works well I've had to do it a couple times before.

 

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Oil filters should only be hand tight.

 

Fuminsho - Glad to see you've moved on to a new project (Del Sol) how about a rundown on it?

&lt; Was sas to see your ITR die

 

No one has ever used these? They work with a 3/8" drive ratchet and are sized for the filter, I have 3, one for the small OEM one, one for the aftermarket OEM large style ones, and one for the Honda ones. The universal wrenches suck.

 

i had the same problem i just used a over sized plumbers wrench

 

Yep those babies are the only way... The filter is just too close to the block and all the other **** in there - those belt wrench's do not work in the amount of space available... Everyone should own one of these

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finally finished, i fiddled with the belt wrench for a good 20 mins, no luck. I just shoved a screwdriver into the filter and that worked, big mess though. Now i need a shower. Thanks for your help! I will go buy the right kind of wrench tom, i wish car parts stores were open 24/7