Found a good Oil Filter Wrench / First Oil Change

Seems to be common for the oil filter to be cranked on pretty tight from the factory. This, coupled with the close quarters placement, can make it quite a challenge to remove. I found the perfect filter wrench at NAPA if anyone's interested. It helps to puncture the bottom of the filter too....

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Here's a tip for those having a problem getting the filter loose. I have one of those tools and it still was hard to get a good grip on the filter. So I took a piece of notebook paper and fit it between the filter and the wrench. Worked great and made it easy to break the filter loose, a paper surface has 7x the coefficient of friction than steel on steel.

84venom said:

Seems to be common for the oil filter to be cranked on pretty tight from the factory. This, coupled with the close quarters placement, can make it quite a challenge to remove. I found the perfect filter wrench at NAPA if anyone's interested. It helps to puncture the bottom of the filter too....

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Good find. No slippage? Torque specs on filter are 17 ft-lbs or 23 n-m which would explain why they seem pretty tight. Probably for vibration resistance.

These are handy for keeping oil from getting everywhere.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V9JWHO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

Plastic bag around the oil filter when removing it is a neat trick too .

And an old sock.

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I see we have the same Engine Assembly team. I just noticed from your photos! :cheers: John

Old Car Guy said:

I see we have the same Engine Assembly team. I just noticed from your photos! :cheers: John

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Very cool, that explains why ours are the fastest!! LOL.

GT_Dave said:

Here's a tip for those having a problem getting the filter loose. I have one of those tools and it still was hard to get a good grip on the filter. So I took a piece of notebook paper and fit it between the filter and the wrench. Worked great and made it easy to break the filter loose, a paper surface has 7x the coefficient of friction than steel on steel.

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That's an excellent factoid, thanks for the tip!!!

Thanks for the tips and photos, my first change coming up in 250 miles.

Some of the OP's pictures aren't showing up. Can you confirm if this is the right oil filter wrench size/type?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NBYDWW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

The filter takes a "Size B" cap wrench.

Jeez I just used a regular old strap wrench and it came right off...

i m going to try to drill a hole next time and let it drain out for 5 mins.