surferboy
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 posted on 23/4/10 at 07:12 AM |
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oil filter trouble
Having abit of trouble getting the old oil filter off , i think its been welded on , short of hammering a screw driver in it and trying to turn it
anybody got any suggestions ?
Its a 2003 R1
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 07:14 AM |
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have you tried a filter wrench or a strap spanner?
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 07:15 AM |
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Have you tried a proper filter removal tool yet? They generally work very well
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v8kid
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 07:25 AM |
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Screwdriver sounds good - done that a few times myself. Use a towel below it to catch the oil just don't let her indoors see you doing it
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 07:29 AM |
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screwdrivers all very good untill it still wont budge and rips through the can,then your proper stuffed!
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 07:38 AM |
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strap spanner has never let me down
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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Guinness
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 07:38 AM |
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Are you trying to remove it from a cold engine? Try getting the engine up to temp?
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BenB
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 08:01 AM |
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I've got one of the bike-chain type removers. The teeth on the cam are pretty viscious and although they destroy the filter can they tend to get
it off!
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 08:08 AM |
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the BEST tool is from draper and its a 3 legged filter wrench that takes a square drive in the center and the 3 legs are on gears and the harder you
turn the wrench handle the harder the legs bite into the filter, ill try and find a pic
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 08:11 AM |
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this one
click me
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surferboy
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 08:26 AM |
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I like the look of the look of that draper tool , me thinks i'll give that ago
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Stott
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 08:31 AM |
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they sell that in halfords too, that's where I got mine
Here
[Edited on 23/4/10 by Stott]
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FFTS
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 09:26 AM |
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Halfrauds chain remover is a bit more locost
Chain
Linky
[Edited on 23/4/10 by FFTS]
Chris.
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contaminated
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 10:34 AM |
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In my very earlier car tinkering days I built a 1974 de-seamed mini. When it came to servicing it I couldn't remove the oil filter either. I
resorted to a screwdriver through it, at which point I realised it was the early type with a bolt-on outer case and an internal cartridge! A 13mm
spanner would have had it off in 2 mins! Then I couldn't find a replacement for love or money  Lesson learned - I have a proper tool now!
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surferboy
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| posted on 23/4/10 at 05:22 PM |
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Finally got it off with a bit of brute force and ignorance , and with the help of a strap spanner of course
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