On 22/12/2011 18:21, thirty-six wrote:
On Dec 22, 5:45 pm, "D. wrote:
The Medway wrote :

On 22/12/2011 16:55, D. Dalton wrote:
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.

JD

Must be a classic French non-design.

Not just a French problem. I used to have a Rover 400 with the 1.6l
Rover engine. First you got it warmed up nicely, then you put it on axle
stands to drain the sump. Next you reached into the narrow gap between
the back of the engine and the bulkhead to remove the filter ... from
directly over the now red-hot exhaust pipe!

SteveW