Hi all - - I don't have any experience with changing my own oil and buying filters, and I'm bumping into some issues. Are there any filter size standards? I figured there would be, e.g. "Yeah, I need a 2B filter and my buddy needs a 3C..."
If I go to AutoZone's website, they don't even provide any size info on their oil filter product pages. Example: https://www.autozone.com/filters-an...igh-performance-oil-filter-hp-2007/161010_0_0
Is it all just based on databases that match each vehicle to a filter? There's no way to describe or search for filters other than by vehicle?
Second question: How do you know that a given filter wrench will fit your filter? It looks like they specify different size ranges, and they often have only a handful of discrete diameter settings, not a continuous range. If vendors like AutoZone don't even disclose sizes, how do people match a wrench to a filter?
In some cases they don't even give a size for the wrenches, which is extremely confusing. This one is a fixed-size cup that slips around a filter, and has a hole for a socket wrench. Since it's a fixed size, how does anyone know if it will fit without knowing what size it is? https://www.autozone.com/shop-and-g...rmance-tool-24mm-oil-filter-socket/524867_0_0
Thanks.
If I go to AutoZone's website, they don't even provide any size info on their oil filter product pages. Example: https://www.autozone.com/filters-an...igh-performance-oil-filter-hp-2007/161010_0_0
Is it all just based on databases that match each vehicle to a filter? There's no way to describe or search for filters other than by vehicle?
Second question: How do you know that a given filter wrench will fit your filter? It looks like they specify different size ranges, and they often have only a handful of discrete diameter settings, not a continuous range. If vendors like AutoZone don't even disclose sizes, how do people match a wrench to a filter?
In some cases they don't even give a size for the wrenches, which is extremely confusing. This one is a fixed-size cup that slips around a filter, and has a hole for a socket wrench. Since it's a fixed size, how does anyone know if it will fit without knowing what size it is? https://www.autozone.com/shop-and-g...rmance-tool-24mm-oil-filter-socket/524867_0_0
Thanks.