Oil filter wrenches - when did they get so good?

92dlxman · Jul 6, 2013

jsi said: ↑

OK - so I'm a bit confused. I read the subject line and thought cool, a new tool to get those dang burn over tightened oil filters off! Instead I see the black octagon cap thing that I've never got to work worth a darn.

My son's car was assembled by Hobbits with long skinny arms. He and I are more . . . substantial (yeah that's a good word for it, substantial ) On his first oil change we couldn't get the filter off with my normal strap tool, so I bought one of those black cap tools. It fit perfectly, but all it did was round the end of the filter. In the end I had to pound a screw driver through the filter to get it off. Made a mess and spilled oil all over the exhaust manifold . Maybe if the previous own hadn't gone to the quickie lube and its cheapo filters it might have worked.

I haven't had my Tacoma long enough for it to need an oil change yet, but with the oil filter sitting right there in the open, a little catch basin for leakage, I'm thinking its going to be a pretty easy and relatively clean oil change. (don't tell Murphy that I said that )
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totally using "substantial" on my coworker monday. as in,

"hey can you get your substantial ass up here and hold this while I tack it please?"

or "I need your substance to get this union tight please"

I basically need at least one giant to follow me all day at work. I too little.

never need one to do oil changes though. only time I had trouble was my chevy's first change. that stupid thing was lowered though and it came off fine once I rolled it down to the gutter for more clearance.

12TRDTacoma · Jul 6, 2013

92dlxman said: ↑

totally using "substantial" on my coworker monday. as in,

"hey can you get your substantial ass up here and hold this while I tack it please?"

or "I need your substance to get this union tight please"

I basically need at least one giant to follow me all day at work. I too little.

never need one to do oil changes though. only time I had trouble was my chevy's first change. that stupid thing was lowered though and it came off fine once I rolled it down to the gutter for more clearance.
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Haha! That is so funny!

oldstick · Jul 8, 2013

I've never tightened any oil filter except by hand and never had one leak and they are always too tight to get back off by hand after 5K.

The one exception I've ever owned is the second gen Tacoma. I can get both hands around on it and exert my whole weight into it and it will come off by hand.

robssol · Jul 8, 2013

On by hand, off by hand everytime! 80k+ no leaks!

lrak · Jul 8, 2013

Zimaura said: ↑

U cant turn the filter 3/4 turn without a tool? Do i do something wrong? Every car oilg change i have done on few different cars, ive always been able to hand tighten them 3/4 turns... my 3 years old brother can eve do that.
Or do i tighten it too loose? Its not even a full turn... whats so hard about it?
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The hard part is getting the !@#$! thing off after I've already drained the oil on those rare occasions I have someone else change the oil (cross country trip, overly helpful inlaws looking at the 2 year old oil change sticker on my wife's car while it was parked at their house, engine work at dealer that required draining the oil, etc). I've never been able to loosen the filter by hand after having it "professionally" changed.

Shadetree · Aug 24, 2013

Any recommendations for a 73mm/14 flute oil filter wrench for D2 and D3 filters?

Solo707 · Aug 24, 2013

bjmoose[OP] initial post: ↑

OK, so I was changing my oil filter today.

Using my "Old School" oil filter wrench circa 1982: Pretty much never used anything else. (OK, I'll fess up - I also used to use the "handle style" one. But that's not what's in my toolbox.

I always used to install filters "hand tight" but the Toyota directions call for the filter to go 3/4 turn past contact, which is more than I can do with my fingers. So I ended up partially CRUSHING the new filter trying to tighten it on there.

So - I go back to the dealer to get a *SECOND* filter and LOOK: what do they have there right with the filters? What the hell is that? Does it go on there?

And, like a socket fits in it??

You youngsters have it so fucking good. I mean, you have *no* idea.

But, seriously, when did this newfangled style of filter wrench show up on the market?
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Really? Those have been around forever!

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