Originally Posted by AC1DD
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by GMBoy
Originally Posted by spasm3
I get my filter tight by hand, then I snug it just a bit with the oil filter wrench.
This is what I do. I think it's the best practice.
Correct! No sense hoping / praying a hand-tightened one doesn't leak. No sense having to crawl back under the vehicle, should it leak.
You / I will need a wrench to take it off months / years later anyways. May-as-well wrench it nearly a quarter-turn - right from the beginning of the OCI.
That little extra quarter-turn will not lock-in the filter. It still can be removed without extra arm strength and without damaging either the filter gasket or the mount.
NO!, you are not supposed to use a wrench on oil filters when installing them on most cars, the firm rubber gasket is what locks the filter into place.
WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS!
Installing with a wrench can make it extremely difficult to remove after installed even with a wrench because the rubber swells and expands after installation when it contacts the oil film.
Originally Posted by GMBoy
We are only talking about 1/2 turn not tightening up tight like a nut . Just what most filter cans say - hand tight + 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Some people don't have the strength and should be using a wrench anyhow.
I'm not talking about as much as 1/2 a turn, i just snug it a bit by feel, not much at all, definitely not 1/2 a turn. Just a touch more than by hand.
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by GMBoy
Originally Posted by spasm3
I get my filter tight by hand, then I snug it just a bit with the oil filter wrench.
This is what I do. I think it's the best practice.
Correct! No sense hoping / praying a hand-tightened one doesn't leak. No sense having to crawl back under the vehicle, should it leak.
You / I will need a wrench to take it off months / years later anyways. May-as-well wrench it nearly a quarter-turn - right from the beginning of the OCI.
That little extra quarter-turn will not lock-in the filter. It still can be removed without extra arm strength and without damaging either the filter gasket or the mount.
NO!, you are not supposed to use a wrench on oil filters when installing them on most cars, the firm rubber gasket is what locks the filter into place.
WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS!
Installing with a wrench can make it extremely difficult to remove after installed even with a wrench because the rubber swells and expands after installation when it contacts the oil film.
Originally Posted by GMBoy
We are only talking about 1/2 turn not tightening up tight like a nut . Just what most filter cans say - hand tight + 1/4 to 1/2 turn. Some people don't have the strength and should be using a wrench anyhow.
I'm not talking about as much as 1/2 a turn, i just snug it a bit by feel, not much at all, definitely not 1/2 a turn. Just a touch more than by hand.