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Originally Posted by pooters
Admittedly, I did buy a cheapo filter wrench. Metal strap and not much of a lever on it. Maybe it's time to invest in a good one.
Thanks for the comments!
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Hi pooters,
I too have a ck20 with under 100 hours and i performed the 50 hr service myself. Yes, the oil filter was the tightest of the bunch and i used a rubber strap wrench to remove it. The next alternative for me was going to be a couple of stainless hose clamps, threaded together and wrapped around the filter. This way you can tap on the gear tightener of the strap with a screwdriver and a hammer, usually enough to get the filter to start moving. After this, remove the stainless straps and use an ordinary filter wrench, strap wrench, whatever. At least this avoids the screwdriver through the filter!
Happy motoring (great machine isn't it?)!
Mark