Oil filter: by hand or by wrench? - Page 2

Apr 10, 2008 | 07:44 PM

#26

Razz1

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Apr 11, 2008 | 11:23 AM

#27

luckygrrl

1.3 liter piston eater

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From: Middletown, OH

When I did my first oil change I couldn't get the filter off either. I even had filter wrenches. I also had to resort to the screwdriver method. It took me close to two hours and lots of cuts and bruises to finally get it off.

Apr 16, 2008 | 09:13 PM

#28

bxb40

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For the first oil change - get the dealer to do it. After that, you should be able to take the filter out without tools.

Apr 16, 2008 | 09:22 PM

#29

TheWulf

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From: Ottawa, ON, Canada

My filter came right off with the wrench. It's in a way too weird position to bother getting it off by hand imo.

Now the drain bolt... took me & my brother over an hour to get it off. Hate it when people over-torque bolts :/