Filter wrenches.

[5030]

The biggest Burly guy that worked at the factory probably put it on with both hands and a breaker bar so whatever you get make sure it's something sturdy

Not really. They tend to paint the frames after the filters are installed so they atick.

 

[grsthegreat]

I DIY'd a similar setup for my Mitsubishi K3 engine.
It is so tight in the filter area that nothing slips in there.
I use a length of seat belt and vice grips.
Wrap the belt and grip with vice grips and presto.

This is the same idea. Its cheap, works great

 

[ruffdog]

This tool made by Lisle can be adjusted for big filters.

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[daman1]

Not really. They tend to paint the frames after the filters are installed so they atick.

This ain't no paint, it's peer over torque

 

[MinnesotaEric]

When I did mine, I used a strap wrench but the first time it was on there extremely tight from the factory.

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That's because they have been painted on.

And because they are painted on, everybody agrees that a chain wrench is the best way to remove OEM filters (link to Amazon).

 

[ptsg]

Unless they apply the paint on the face of the seal on the filters, then paint contributes nothing as to how tight the filters are. It's a simple case of over torquing and dry assembly as Daman said above.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I use this style (one i have is a little different).

I can set it in place (grip the filter) in tight spots with my fingers, and then put the socket wrench in to loosen it.

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I remember when these things came out in the late eighties and early nineties. They look cool, but don't work well. Use a chain wrench.

 

[seville009]

I remember when these things came out in the late eighties and early nineties. They look cool, but don't work well. Use a chain wrench.

Problem though is that there might not be enough room around the filter to use that chain wrench. That’s what I interpreted the OP’s issue to be (in part). That’s why the style I showed/used is so great - can fit into a tight space, then use a socket wrench with an extension to loosen it.

 

[RustyA]

Two sizes of metal strap wrench, 3 jaw ratchet wrench works great for ATV and outboards with smaller filters with no clearance, plews channel lock style for tougher or larger filters. Also works great on RV septic connections and keeps your hands cleaner.

 

[5030]

This ain't no paint, it's peer over torque

Whatever. All I know is a long screwdriver jammed through the can will lever it off quickly.

 

[Cougsfan]

I too own a extremely large variety of filter wrenches. I think one of the reasons they make so many different kinds is because there is always a filter installation where the ones you have (no matter how many that is) won't work.

 

[jyoutz]

I remember when these things came out in the late eighties and early nineties. They look cool, but don't work well. Use a chain wrench.

I bought one of those for my 5.9 Cummins truck motor because there’s no room to turn a lever type handle due to the way the filter is positioned. I had no luck with it. It kept slipping so I returned it. I bought a cup type wrench that I can attach a ratchet and extension to. It works great, but it takes some searching to find the correct pattern and size cup wrench for your filter.

 

[mikester]

Look at the ratings...they don't fit and they break.

OMG cheap chinesium products at amazon break???

I find the metal cups grip better than the plastic ones that tend to deform.

 

[5030]

I'll stick with a long blade screwdriver myself. It always removes the filter.

 

[jjeff]

It's a darn racquet between hard to reach unspinnable oil filters and filter wrench manufacturers. Lol why can't they just put a six point nut on end like some do? I look forward to the day when I can clean this drawer out and use a socket with ratchet with all filters.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

OMG cheap chinesium products at amazon break???

I find the metal cups grip better than the plastic ones that tend to deform.

The original ones were made by OTC and they sucked back then too. The tool just slips.

Insofar as filter wrenches go, the only cool thing I've seen happen in the last 30 years is adding a grip surface to the filter wrench, like Lisle is doing (a chain wrench is still the right tool for painted on filters).

FWIW,

Lisle 57030 Standard Oil Filter Swivel Wrench

Lisle 57040 Large Oil Filter Swivel Wrench

 

[Cougsfan]

It's a darn racquet between hard to reach unspinnable oil filters and filter wrench manufacturers. Lol why can't they just put a six point nut on end like some do? I look forward to the day when I can clean this drawer out and use a socket with ratchet with all filters.

I put one of those with a 6 point nut on my Triumph motorcycle which has a recessed filter. When I tried to change it the nut rounded off and I had to resort to the pounding a screw driver through it method.

 

[Cougsfan]

Actually, if they would just put filters in places where they are easy to access all these weird tools wouldn't be necessary. Some of them are not only difficult to access, but drip oil in places while changing where you can't clean it up. I am sure in vehicle design that the filter location is quite often an afterthought that is deemed not worth changing once they realized they screwed up.

I had a VW Scirocco one time where original owner installed a kit for a remote oil filter with easy access. That was nice.

 

[jjeff]

I put one of those with a 6 point nut on my Triumph motorcycle which has a recessed filter. When I tried to change it the nut rounded off and I had to resort to the pounding a screw driver through it method.

I've never had a problem with these type of filters, some napa gold, a few [AFFILIATE=1, nofollow=true, newwindow=true, title="Kubota"]Kubota[/AFFILIATE] hydraulic filters, the hiflo and K&N I have used anyway. I have deformed the outer case trying to remove on conventional filters causing it to spin on its base that was a messy headache. Only thing I can think of why manufacturers don't put nuts on end of filters is cause some folks may over torque the heck out of them?

 

[Avenger]

Actually, if they would just put filters in places where they are easy to access all these weird tools wouldn't be necessary. Some of them are not only difficult to access, but drip oil in places while changing where you can't clean it up. I am sure in vehicle design that the filter location is quite often an afterthought that is deemed not worth changing once they realized they screwed up.

I had a VW Scirocco one time where original owner installed a kit for a remote oil filter with easy access. That was nice.

My 2nd gen Tacoma has this. The oil filter is just under the hood, angled down wards. Very easy to get to. It even has a cup around it to catch the oil that spills out, this oil drains down a tube right next to the oil drain plug. Easy as pie and no mess.