Agreed, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have an overtightened situation from quick lube or dealer. The struggle is real.
Good Honda Oil Filter Wrench
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Right, but can these be used for home plumbing?
Strap wrenches are terrible and not the solution to this problem.
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They are also available with a Honda filter.
That's how I got mine (fits both the bike and my Honda car).
Yep its how I got mine too, but I couldn't find a part number for it and I got mine a LONG time ago.
Oil filter wrench. John is a small business owner that operates LHT Performance on the west coast of FL. His shop primarily works on Honda's and is a frequent uploader to YouTube:
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I was surprised when I put the Carquest premium filter on my Corvette a few weeks ago when none of my filter cap wrenches would fit on it. With that car the filter is in a tight spot that doesn’t allow me to tighten it very well by hand so I usually give it a little bit more of a turn with the filter wrenches. I’m going to need to find a new filter cap wrench that fits for when it comes time to take it off. I have a whole series of cap wrenches that have served me well for all of my different cars over the last 15-20 years so I was shocked to find a filter that those cap wrenches won’t fit
I bought the Honda socket years ago. Never had to use it. Luckily it fits my 24 Tundra oil filter.
They aren't great but when you dont have anything else that fits, you gotta have one! And they don't damage the filter, if you are in that rare situation where "hand tight" is not enough.
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No idea, I don't do much plumbing but for occasional job I use either a Swedish pipe wrench or Knipex Cobra's, both are far better than regular Channellocks. The oil filter pliers do a good job removing filters though, they were designed for that.
I know that feeling. I have about 4 cups for one engine with the infamous ring of fire the filer sits up inside of, getting it off is easy but you don't want to put your hands up there to tighten it, it is hotter than Hades and the cat covers are sharp as razor blades. For the JDM OE filter only the one hard to find and $$ aluminum cup one from Beta fits properly even though all are technically supposed to be the same size.I was surprised when I put the Carquest premium filter on my Corvette a few weeks ago when none of my filter cap wrenches would fit on it. With that car the filter is in a tight spot that doesn’t allow me to tighten it very well by hand so I usually give it a little bit more of a turn with the filter wrenches. I’m going to need to find a new filter cap wrench that fits for when it comes time to take it off. I have a whole series of cap wrenches that have served me well for all of my different cars over the last 15-20 years so I was shocked to find a filter that those cap wrenches won’t fit
I've had this one for 5 or more years now and it works great for removal especially in tight areas. Cheap, well made, good grip and handles a decent range of filter sizes.
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I have probably 6-7 cap wrenches between the cars over the years. I also have a couple of the old school metal band in different sizes. Rubber strap ones in different sizes. I also bought that 3 finger version when listed in the sale thread a couple months back and have needed that for some of the Fram ones as the grip stuff slipped with the cap, maybe I need a new cap. I have the factory Honda one listed as well as the one for the S2000 as I use those on my Pilot for now until stock is exhausted.
I used my Husky Digital calipers to find the MM of some of my filters and then ordered the correct size cap. Shockingly the factory Honda cap seems to fit most of my Honda filters well. The Frams are a different size.
From DriveAccord is basically 3/4 after gasket touches, with a lubricated gasket. The S2000 filters have metal on both sides of the gasket that is supposed to make contact to keep from vibrating off. That needs the extra turn with cap wrench.
I used my Husky Digital calipers to find the MM of some of my filters and then ordered the correct size cap. Shockingly the factory Honda cap seems to fit most of my Honda filters well. The Frams are a different size.
From DriveAccord is basically 3/4 after gasket touches, with a lubricated gasket. The S2000 filters have metal on both sides of the gasket that is supposed to make contact to keep from vibrating off. That needs the extra turn with cap wrench.
It's interesting that Honda adds those marks to the filters. Do they think the average person is incapable of figuring out when am "unmarked" filter reaches 3/4 turn past the point where the seal makes contact?
It's interesting that Honda adds those marks to the filters. Do they think the average person is incapable of figuring out when am "unmarked" filter reaches 3/4 turn past the point where the seal makes contact?
Do they think the average person is incapable of figuring out when am "unmarked" filter reaches 3/4 turn past the point where the seal makes contact?
I think the average person is incapable of figuring out when am "unmarked" filter reaches 3/4 turn past the point where the seal makes contact.
My experience removing filters other people put on supports my conclusion.
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I’ve never had one leak tightening until it won’t turn with one hand until now. I have a New Holland TZ25DA compact tractor that has 3 filters, engine oil, power steering, and transmission suction filter. The power steering filter is tucked inside the frame under the operator platform. I replaced the trans and steering filters after changing trans fluid. The steering filter started leaking, I tightened it up and was ok. I did some hard loader work and it started leaking again. I replaced the filter and it sealed up. I never did figure out why it loosened up twice. The new one is ok. I didn’t see any defects in the gasket or sealing surface on the old filter or the filter mount.
