if you invert the filter as soon as it is off the threads and lift it out this way you don't spill any oil over anything in the first place .....

 

It is interesting, that firstly you must remove the oil filter but actually i think there is no difference what you do firstly.
I have changed oil on my ex-Audi, and if I would firstly remove the oil filter, then all the oil would came out from the oil filter input.

I was just thinking wich version is cleaner?

 

if you drain the oil first or take of the filter first it is the same..


you can punch a hole in it if you like.. still.. the same. i have done it all. but what do i know.

beers

 

Thanks for answer, now i will know :D

 

my oil filter on my 8 is too tight and i cant remove it, ive tried all i can think of the, i have the k&n filter with the nut on it but it stripped so then i bought a filter wrench that looked like pliers and all the did was crush the filter, are there any other products out there that i can use and a where to buy them at would greatly be appreciated also thanks

 

try using a kitchen towel around the filter and turn it .. or use a wrap wrench

 

i bought some mechanic gloves that have the grip on the hands and still no luck so i dont think the kitchen towel will work.. and i dont know what a wrap wrench is, but just the name im guessing it wraps around the oil filter and if that is the case i already tried that, it was the pliers i was referring to in my previous reply

 

If it's on that tight it was probably cross-threaded at the last oil change.. You should probably bring it to the dealer...

 

i highly doubt that is the case since i was the that put it on and i when i did it went on smoothly and without a hitch

 

I used wrap-wrench on all my oil filters with no issues.
The thing wraps around the filter until the square rod touches the filter. At that point you put a screw driver throught the hole at the end of the square rod and twist that thing till it tightens up and dent the filter and finally rotates the filter so it comes out.

Just don't do it the wrong direction.

 

where can i buy one of those at?

 

Strap wrenches can be had at Sears and probably most stores selling plumbing tools. Sears has several models.

Here's the web page:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10...rench&sLevel=0

 

This is the one I use. It crushes the oil filter if the bugger is too stubborn. So there is no way it can't have grip on the filter.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...d=strap+wrench

 

For those of you in Canada, you can get an oil filter wrench at Canadian Tire -- look for the Super Graphite #5 wrench beside the oil filters. I just sat there trying them all till one fit 'cause it was impossible to get a "type F" here in Canada and no dealership would sell them.

 

1010 fits too, its just that 1010 is a *taller* version of the 1008.

but I cant use 1010, cuz I have the Oil filter sandwich, it wont fit.

 

So I removed the filter, jacked up the car, only to find that whoever put the drain plu on last must have used an air wrench. The thing just will not budge! Any advice?

 

Use a 1/2" breaker bar and a 6-point socket. Make sure you are applying force in the counterclockwise direction.

 

option B is you hammer a screwdriver through it, grab onto the handle and pull with all your might. Then the seal should be broken and you can go about your day.

FYI in the FSM it says to tighten it with a wrench then on the last turn do it by hand the best you can. I imagine they say that so that you don't over torque it and run into problems.

 

I think they say that so that the filter does not bottom out on the metal rim versus the rubber 'O' ring. Metal on metal doesn't seal very well.

 

It's 3.7? I thought it was 5.7!!

 

BWAHAHAHAHA!


But youve gotta be kidding. because I dont think 5.7 will even fit....?

 

Make sure to properly close the trunk after removing the jack.

I did not have power to start the engine after the oil change.

 

reminder: never get under a car supported only by a jack.

use jack stands, or drive onto ramps. even with my RB springs, i was able to drive onto 1" thick boards and reach the plug.

after hundreds of oil changes ive done, this was the first one i had to use a cap wrench for.