all are great tricks.
Save the screw driver one for last though.. I have done it ALOT of times but todays oil filters aint what they use to be.. You might end up just ripping the metal shell apart seeing how weak and thin most are now days.
Man's leather belt that has one finished side and one still rough leather side (rough side around filter)
Large slip joint pilers
a strap of rubber, an old pulley belt
Then if all eles fails drive a screw driver all the way through both sides of filter with a hammer and un screw by grabbing screw driverWhat other tools could i use besides an Oil filter wrench?
I hate not using the right tool for the job but because I am wasted I will answer!!!!
to avoid the mangled metal drive the screwdriver through the filter near either end of the filter.....it will reduce the strength of the filter less and give you a better chance......
the belt trick works really well.......wrap the belt around the filter and then twist a large screwdriver in the belt to tighten it and use the screwdriver twisted into the belt to hold it tight to the filter and for leverage to turn it.........
I agree with chevyraceman_383, a belt or strap should do it. The screwdriver trick should be a last resort, as he says you can end up with a load of mangled metal these days which you still have to get off.
Why people insist on reaming oil filters up tight is beyond me, all it needs is a coat of oil on the rubber ring and then winding up hand tight.
What are you trying to do... Oil filters are only suppose to be hand tight, never any more
Oil filter wrenches are only used to help take off the oil filter and if thats the problem your having then one way ive used is take a hammer and hit a screwdriver threw the side of the oil filter and use that for a handle to help spin it :)
to remove old oil filter? If yes just bang a screwdriver through the old oil filter then turn it with that a little oil will seep out when you do this but not a lot. When you put the new one on fill it with new oil smear a little on the seal and do it up hand tight
a hammer and screwdriver, drive the screwdriver through the filter with the hammer and turn it off with the screwdriver.
Big channel locks. A rubber grip of some kind. Gloves? They're like $3 man, how did you even buy the oil?
Do the screwdriver through the filter trick.
leather belt and vice grips.
i was going to suggest a nice belt.. leather or whatever doesn't slip too easily.
screw driver. hammer it through
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