oil filter stuck

**qsilverza** · 15-12-2007, 01:08 PM

Curious Tuylar, do you have a picture of this mechanism ?

**peedman** · 15-12-2007, 03:09 PM

Goto supercheap and buy a new filter tool they are pretty cheap just get sumthing like this: http://www.renault4.co.uk/technical/...ange-tools.jpg. If worse comes to worse u can drill a hole in the filter on both sides and stick a screwdriver threw it.

**SoVeReIgN** · 16-12-2007, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by peedman

Goto supercheap and buy a new filter tool they are pretty cheap just get sumthing like this: http://www.renault4.co.uk/technical/...ange-tools.jpg. If worse comes to worse u can drill a hole in the filter on both sides and stick a screwdriver threw it.

I've never owned a car with an engine bay open enough to get something like that around a oil filter and moveable.

**DIDZ** · 16-12-2007, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by peedman

Goto supercheap and buy a new filter tool they are pretty cheap just get sumthing like this: http://www.renault4.co.uk/technical/...ange-tools.jpg. If worse comes to worse u can drill a hole in the filter on both sides and stick a screwdriver threw it.

I've got one of those, and I can't get the filter off with that and there is no leverage !

I had bought three filter tools, and it won't do jackall.

But I had a filter tool similar to the one snowy posted but in plastic, and i killed the joint. Will get one of those in metal..

**aprr32** · 16-12-2007, 03:48 PM

Buy a strap wrench,I use one everyday and haven't come across a filter I couldn't remove yet.

Peter

**DIDZ** · 26-12-2007, 10:53 AM

I was having a look-see through Autobahn and found this (along with the other four different kinds of wrenches I saw

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Was just $21 bucks because of their special thingy on, get it whilst you can. It's full metal as well !

So happy that I won't get any arm cramps on both sides because the failed "grip of death" will not be required !!!!!

PS- Pardon the crappy photo off the phone..