Kestas
Staff member
I find oil filters are increasingly placed on cars so that you have to use a cap wrench. The days of using a strap wrench (or your hand) are slowly disappearing.
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Hand tighten as hard as you can, PERIOD. Don't ever use a wrench of any kind to put it on.
And I don't mean, once it's pretty ---- tight with your hands, get in there and then crank with every ounce of your soul, hand tighten it till it's tight!
It ain't rocket science.
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"Now I know why there is so much controversy in life on all topics."
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"Now I know why there is so much controversy in life on all topics."
It's called OCD, Skunky. It's not controversy, it's a sickness, or more "human resources dept." correct... a condition.
Or, if you see the glass half full, it's called innovation.....engineering a solution for a difficult situation (SOME FILTERS ARE AMAZINGLINGLY DIFFICULT TO TIGHTEN BECAUSE OF POOR ACCESS).
Sometimes I find that a rubber glove with a bit of spit to make it more grippy is just enough on a difficult to access filter to loosen or tighten it.
The professional mechanics must be laughing their back ends off reading this thread!
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Hand tight - on and off by hand. # of leaks = 0
If I can't get a good grip due to oily hands, a little bit of sandpaper is all that's needed (learned that trick on BITOG). Only time a wrench is needed is when a family member's car was taken to quickie lube last.
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..Everyone should remember, also, that the filter gasket will absorb aromatics and swell, making the filter seal more tightly with use...
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I always mark the filter before I put it on with a grease pencil or permanent marker that actually shows up. Take note of the mark on the filter upon gasket contact. Make mental note of it.
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Hand tight - on and off by hand. # of leaks = 0
If I can't get a good grip due to oily hands, a little bit of sandpaper is all that's needed (learned that trick on BITOG). Only time a wrench is needed is when a family member's car was taken to quickie lube last.