How tight?

[OneEyeJack]

How many do-it-yourself oil changers her at BITOG know they over tighten their oil filters and do it anyhow, just in case?

 

[Realtech214]

I get it as tight as i can By Hand

 

[Mr Nice]

I over tighten by hand and remove with filter wrench.

 

[Bud_One]

Originally Posted By: Realtech214
I get it as tight as i can By Hand


+1 , except for the filter on my MIL's 2012 Acadia.. that one's a PITA to get to and if it's on to tight, you're gonna have a burnt hand in some way.

 

[Kool1]

I grab it with my right hand and turn it really hard. It's definitely a handjob.

 

[mclasser]

Originally Posted By: Realtech214
I get it as tight as i can By Hand

Yep.

 

[demarpaint]

Hand tight plus 1/8-1/4 turn with a wrench, that seems to be working for me since the mid 70's. My 3.6L Pentastar cartridge filter cap, 100 inch pounds.

 

[Kira]

The instructions are easy to understand and to follow.

Oil the gasket, screw-to-contact, add 3/4 to 1 full turn...never a problem.

 

[raytseng]

there are usually specs most commonly 3/4ths of a rotation after touching as printed on toyota filters for example.

however in practice as tight as you can by hand, and really trying to manhandle it usually ends up being a little less than the spec and good enough.

 

[Bud]

Hand tight always.

 

[Olas]

Originally Posted By: raytseng


however in practice as tight as you can by hand, and really trying to manhandle it usually ends up being a little less than the spec and good enough.


And this

 

[Olas]

Originally Posted By: Kira
The instructions are easy to understand and to follow.

Oil the gasket, screw-to-contact, add 3/4 to 1 full turn...never a problem.



I don't know what the spec. is, but ^this

 

[tomcat27]

some mfrs specify 2/3 - 3/4 turn past gasket contact

 

[Inspecktor]

Originally Posted By: Kira
The instructions are easy to understand and to follow.

Oil the gasket, screw-to-contact, add 3/4 to 1 full turn...never a problem.

Yup.

 

[Tomioka]

3/4 tighten so it's easier to remove by hand next OCI. I never seem to go full turn by hand.

 

[kschachn]

Some canister filters like the Toyota OEM and Denso ones have a "torque stop" feature where the can bottoms out on the mount to set the correct gasket compression. I like how those work, I've never had one leak.

 

[Merkava_4]

Being that I can only grab half the filter because the other half is surrounded by the oil pan . . . if I tighten it by hand . . . there's no way to over tighten it. This next time coming up though, I'm gonna use a cup wrench.

 

[fdcg27]

I tighten filters by hand to what seems a reasonable amount.
I don't put a gorilla grip on it.
Sometimes I get it just right and can remove the filter without tools.
More often, I have to use a filter wrench of some sort to remove it.

 

[Eddie]

Hand snug plus 1/4 turn with cap wrench- Poor hand strength plus location. ed

 

[Rolla07]

I definitely overtighten.. just because my logic says too tight is better than not tight enough.. filter tightened by hand only.