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Default Opening tight jar lids.

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alan_m wrote:
On 11/11/2020 16:46, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:



The trick, of course, when doing your own oil changes is not to tighten
the filter like it's a cylinder head bolt. It will then come off by hand
easily enough.


That's the theory but having performed my own oil changes for 30+ years
oil filters seem to glue themselves on even if they were only screwed on
hand tight



Ok here. Just use one hand to tighten them. Two to remove - and make sure
it's clean first.

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