sdiver68
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So like many of you I changed my own oil and filter on my 2018 Mustang. Despite having several oil filter wrenches in my garage I did not have the 14 flute type. With the space available my strap wrench was not very effective.
So I went with hand tight and about 1/8th with the strap wrench. Not a problem or so I thought...and wasn't for 4k miles. Until I discovered a small bit of oil on my garage floor yesterday.
It has turned colder here and apparently just enough to unseal my filter. So I tightened by hand and 1/4th by strap wrench. Oh, and I just ordered the 74 flute filter wrench.
So the next time you read that someone went with hand tight and have never had a problem...well here you go.
So I went with hand tight and about 1/8th with the strap wrench. Not a problem or so I thought...and wasn't for 4k miles. Until I discovered a small bit of oil on my garage floor yesterday.
It has turned colder here and apparently just enough to unseal my filter. So I tightened by hand and 1/4th by strap wrench. Oh, and I just ordered the 74 flute filter wrench.
So the next time you read that someone went with hand tight and have never had a problem...well here you go.
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