I was all set to change my car's oil filter today when I discovered
that my filter wrench is not big enough. I live in a remote spot, so
what I'd normally do is order one by mail. Trouble is, due to
Cristmas I probably wouldn't get it until next Tuesday at the
earliest.

So I started thinking... If some oil filter removers consist of
nothing more than a nylon belt and a cylinder of metal that a socket
spanner fits into, maybe there is way of making one without too much
aggro.

Has anyone done this successfully? Care to share your method? I'm
already well equipped with with nylon luggage straps, long socket
spanners and Araldite. That's probably all I need to plagiarize the
old strap and socket design, isn't it?

DD

The method used when I were a lad was to hammer a screwdriver through
the old filter & use that to unscrew it.


Unfortunately, there isn't sufficient room to try that option.

well that buggers up what i was about to put, one of the first things i
learnt off me dad was how to get an oil filter off with the use of an old
screwdriver and a hammer,

obviousely back then engine bays were a lot less crowded,

when i got my first van to convert into a motorhome i bought one of those 3
legged oil filter tools, the legs close in, grip then spin the filter as you
rotate the ratchet you attatch to it, used it once, to get the OEM VW filter
off, i used aftermarket filters, mostly fram brand, and they came with
either a 19mm hexagon for a socket formed in the filters case or a allen key
type socket spot welded on the bottom of the filters,

only time the 3 legged filter remover was tried since was when i lent it to
someone to use on his car, and it didnt close down anywhere near enough to
work, as the tool was for the 7 or 8 inch dia. filters i was used to on me
vans.