Looks like the best way is to have the filter about belt high with nothing around it.

@futopia

5 жыл бұрын

exactly

@subtlearies4738

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously tho

@Chris-jw5gi

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao!

@lilguywiththebigg101

4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👌🏻😂

@nickcarnahan9981

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously though

Here's what you do, attach the oil filter to a large table vice and then turn the entire car around it. Works like a charm!

If #1 worked then I wouldn't FUCKING BE HERE!

@Engineer9736

3 жыл бұрын

😂

I'm glad I have all these very common everyday tools just laying around.

Only if you had that much space lmao

Now try these options in a cramped up space under your car when theres a million other parts in your way around it :(. Way too frustrating.

@cryptopian72

3 жыл бұрын

Oh bro couldn’t have said it better myself

if only i had that much room to work around the filter then i could probably just do it by hand.

Don’t know what type of car you’re working on where you can fit all those tools. But for the rest of us none of that is helpful.

Old school mechanic here, thats a few options there, but in reality, those oil filter are in some hard to areas in getting a those tools you displayed in there. Overall just don't be cheap and buy proper tools like oil filter wrenches to get the job done, it's fast and easy, and you won't damage your knuckles.

I don't think I've ever seen a bench demo for an oil filter lol

All of these tools work if you have enough elbow room. That's the problem. We don't enough elbow room down at the car.

great, now show me a modern engine bay that has enough space to rotate a spanner inside it!

@laxminarayananks1520

2 жыл бұрын

Same problem here.

@paulbroderick8438

Жыл бұрын

Yep, you are on the money! It seems 'filter space' was the last thing to be calculated. I only tighten my oil filter by hand using sandpaper for a final twist.

@mkironman55

Жыл бұрын

No shit. After 38 years of PU trucks i finally bought a smaller hatchback. Jesus Christ, the F'en engine bay hasn't enough room to see stuff, never mind work on it. I already miss my Dodge Ram.

@marksimpson5218

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, most of the filter removal tools hit other parts on the engine, so you can’t really use them.

I've never owned an effective oil filter wrench. They either slip (don't grab tightly enough) or require more clearance/space than is available. I've learned over the years to just not over-tighten them in the first place. Then you can remove it by hand pretty easily. When installing, just spin until contact, then another 3/4 turn and you'll never need a wrench to remove it.

@jimsmith4005

7 жыл бұрын

That's what the filter's installation instructions says.

they are never hard to loosen if the installer installs it right. First, make sure you clean the flat surface well. Then, and this is a must, put oil on the new filter gasket before installation. And third, most importantly, never, never, never, never, never use a filter wrench to install an oil filter. It says hand tighten only on the filter. Wait till the gasket makes contact with surface, and only turn 3/4 turn with your hand. Yep, only hand tighten and you will never have any problems getting them off.

@louiscooks7457

2 жыл бұрын

This guy gets it 👍🏾

good luck getting that big pipe wrench inside the engine bay.

Must be nice to have all that room to maneuver.

Let's see you do these in a real life situation under the car and in a tight space

@Roadking556

4 жыл бұрын

Thinking the same thing .

@codyswilley

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Try using those methods when it's actually in the engine with tons of obstables in the way

@Captain.Obvious.

9 ай бұрын

i know this guy is an idiot

News flash...filters aren't typically mounted on a work bench. 😯

@ivanduarte3364

Ай бұрын

Newsflash… it’s a demonstration dumbass

How many vehicles have room for a large pipe wrench? Ridiculous!

@pigetteincestbehindadildoh5596

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Kropp lmfao

@audioamateur

4 жыл бұрын

Mine does

All steps failed, I've thrown my vehicle out and learnt how to walk again, FUK IT!

Many helpful tools of which I have none LOL. The octopus one is pretty neat. Thanks

@Chu3505

4 жыл бұрын

Ha,ha..You have some money right?Pay those oil places or mechanic garage places to do the oil change for you.

The hammer method is for when you’ve tried like 2 things then get mad and say screw it 😂

Isn't that nice and convinient right out in the comfort of an open space and lit environment and standing up with lots of room. If I only knew.

Can I do the last method to tighten the brand new oil Filter?

@manishholla

6 жыл бұрын

benson b 🤣🤣🤣

@gs9194

6 жыл бұрын

Well , good luck With that .

@alanlegg9972

5 жыл бұрын

benson b, yep use the screwdriver method to put a new one on and its already to take of next time .

Lol I've been using the last method for too long that octopus looks great may try extraction tape on my car as well thanks

Never seen that Octopus tool before, thats cool. And who can forget the Screwdriver through the Filter method. Been there.........

Instructions very clear my car is now in the shop

Brilliant video, thank you .needless to say, I had to go with the undesirable method as i did not have the tool 😅 it worked .Now, I promised myself to buy the tool.

I successfully got it off using the rubber foam handle of my dogs fancy leash tightly around the filter with vise grip then used the handle of my ratchet to turn the vise grip pliers which were locked onto the linen and rubber strap/dog leash handle. Worked like a charm

Thank you so much I was super frustrated with how I literally hand spun out the oil plug no tool but the filter was just a pain. I ended up using #5 used a pick tool and hammer and spun it off with the force of the hammer. Thankkkkk youuuuuuuu! Saved me working on it the next day.

yeah like we have all that f****** room. smh

I bought a set of oil filter sockets on eBay,quite cheap,a nod they fit over the end of the filter and allow you to use a ratchet to remove. They work very well and don't do any damage. I also have a pair of slip jaw pliers that have a 90 degree bend on the jaws. They fit into very tight areas and remove filters easily. Hammering through the filter should only be a very last option once all possible options have been exhausted!

for the last method, have you ever heard about a tool called a drill?

Thanks but none of this will work on tight spaces

That screwdriver one is the only one that I was able to do but it worked so thank you very much

Thank you sir! Showed my little brother how to change his oil, my oil filter tool was too big, the place who changed his last used as much force as possible to tighten it down (as well as the bolt, what is it with car places using the hand of God to tighten bolts and oil filters?) but with your method #4, pipe wrench, pulled that sucker off in no time.

wow if i just took my engine out so my filter wasn’t it the worst spot imaginable i might be able to use these tips, 👍🏽

In my case I had none of these tools, other than a screw driver. But I didn't feel like getting showered In oil. Channel locks for the win. My dumb ass took my vehicle to Walmart to have the oil changed and holy shit did they over tightened everything. Never again. I ended up using channel locks on my filter due to where it's located I just fit them around the top of the filter and cranked on it till it came loose. I do enjoy this video. Because it helps explain what tools are out there, and how to use them to a degree. I understand this isn't under a car in tight conditions. But it gives you an idea of what tools could potentially help you in a scenario where someone else screwed you over.

When I worked at oil can henrys every once in a while we would put one on super tight and write TAF on it. When you got one that said TAF you knew it was gunna be Tight As Fuck lmao good times

We did it thank you. We loosened it by hand!

@futopia

5 жыл бұрын

Nice job!

the last one was the best!!!!.....professional fo sho!!!

That was a great video, man.Thanks for posting it!!!

Me after trying to open the filter with hands 4:40

Great video if your engine block looks like a workbench!

@hadishakir7070

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Boyd I was thinking the same thing lls

Wow if I had much open space like that I would do it with my teeth 🦷 but when your space very limited under the hood with no room best tool is oil pliers

Thanks for showing all the options appreciate it.

You'd probably never find the room on a vehicle to use that pipe wrench.

I finally gave in and bought myself a filter wrench specifically for my oil filter.

Non of these help when you're under the car

I have seen some oil filter brands now include a square nub on the bottom of the filter so you can get pliers on it. Pretty smart thinking, they should all come with that nub bit.

@Noelfriday

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had known. I had to use boxing bandages (think that's what it is) to take my old one out

Yeah.. We all had that kind of working space that fit all of your special tools...

I bought a special wrench for this, but it pinched right through the oil filter casing. After messing for an hour i dug up my giant pipe wrench which fitted after squeezing the filter a bit. I’m glad it started moving... Swapping the engine oil is the easy part of an engine oil change 😓

yeah because the oil filter is placed is a table every time and not underneath the car behind metal

screwdriver method for the win baby, i always take mines like that!!!!

Amazing video...helped me a lot.. build one with the chain

Boy who would have guessed that using oil filter wrench’s is his 5 easy ways lol thought this was gonna be a helpful video not just a video on how to use different filter wrench’s

What's with all the dislikes for this video? Some of you are turds. This video was very useful. Thank you for the options.

@banno6938

5 жыл бұрын

Come back to the real world !

have you ever had a oil filter fall off driving down the road, I have twice, hand tight, thank you Mr. Mechanic

@ilijaradosevic7445

7 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Booth never should happen.mauby your mehanic .

@stephaniebooth6169

7 жыл бұрын

IliJA Radosevic. both times were in Tractor Trailer trucks, I drove Big Trucks for 37 years before I retired

@jamjams690

7 жыл бұрын

Stephanie I have seen that happen only because the guy changing the oil didn't coat the oil ring with oil first before installing the filter

When the filter doesn't want to loosen, listen to your heart.

Similar to the pipe wrench, a 12" channel lock wrench - works great!

Lets just put oil filters in the worst spots possible

Who in the hell has the much room to use those tools? I can barely fit my hand in there

@sukhmaidickoff

6 жыл бұрын

+yoyo Bored - I totally agree. We just tried to change the filter on my dads Toyota Rav4 and even a midget cant fit a hand in there. In addition: Why are there still manufacturers that are making these stupid kinds of oil filters? I have a GM car where there is a metal cover over the oil filter and the metal cover has an integrated nut - so it´s a matter of 5-10 seconds to get that off.

@yoyobored847

6 жыл бұрын

i know, I bought this universal fit most oil filter wrench. And now i can get it off no problems. Oh well, at least is not expensive! nice video

@Machi74005

5 жыл бұрын

@@sukhmaidickoff Sounds like a K&N filter.

Best way was the old skool way screwdriver and hammer works everytime.

all that's easy to do on a workbench but when you're under a vehicle you don't have a lot of space nor leverage I had a Lincoln Town car where you had to turn the wheels to get the filter off

Wrap a piece of sandpaper around the oil filter and remove it by hand. That works for me !

So how the hell do you fit that on a filter that attached to the engine theres hardly engho space for your hand unless your gonna pull the block out to change ar filter

I couldn't get mine off my truck because it was too large a diameter for my oil filter tool. I used a medium-small ratchet strap with both hands and worked like a charm.

All the tranditional oil filters are easily accessible , have you tried to change it on the Chevy Orlando ??????

I just use an old serpentine belt...just make a choke loop in the appropriate direction on the filter, cinch it up tight then continue to wrap the remaining loop in the same direction until al slack is rolled up the pit screwdriver in loops end and pry or just jerk it til loose then continue to pull while it unrolls....or make a loop of old bycicle chain then stick a Phillips head through both ends and pry

Try doing it with a340cid and a torsion bar passing underneath the filter. My 5 year old grandson could loosen on a work bench!

if you plan on using #5 screwdriver method, you're better off drilling a hole through the can first and then inserting the screwdriver through it

hi that's very helpful video all of it made sense except last method you use a chisel & spike(rod?) after it punctures shouldn't you mention that hot(potential) dirty oil will come out? i think u could have used the same spike thing as the handle for twisting it off as well is that right? couldn't i use the rod spike thing u used to pierce can with as the handle for twisting oil filter off??? thank you i am doing my 2 nd oil change ever so yea anyway very helpful video thanks again:)

Pipe wrench used is easy to use if nothing is in the way. Demonstrate it on a vehicle, be hard to get at for most.

These are all good bab but when your in a tight spot their hard to use I usually take leather gloves

After 30 mins of frustration and failure, I kept using my hands and it finally worked just be patient

@john5155

3 жыл бұрын

After 30 minutes of frustration and two murders be patient....😵🔨💀💀

Ive got a chain extractor. It grips like a hog bite. Then i use a string to tighten it back on. Chain is by far the best one ive ever used.

a pipe wrench? I highly doubt anyone will have even remotely enough room to make that work.

Simple pair of channel locks works very well.

@oldskoolhoss7534

5 жыл бұрын

What kind of 1911 you workin with? JMB is my idol and hero

@IanRI1911

5 жыл бұрын

Just an ol' no frills Rock Island. I've had it for 14 years, put many thousands of rounds through it, never had a single hiccup.

You should of made this video while the filter was in the truck or car

some Oil filters are located too far in be tween components my brother

@fjb4932

4 жыл бұрын

Abram G. Maruapula As we used to say in the Seabees. They had one engineer hold the filter, then they built the car around it.

Option 5 worked today Thanks

My filter was so stuck that i tried several methods, and here's what I eventually did: Drill a small hole in the lowest point to drain, and another hole in the tip of the filter to let the air in so it drains faster. Once it's drained enough, figure out the best angle to jam a screwdriver into it, and drill the entry hole (I did it roughly half way along the filter). Ram or hammer a thick screwdriver into it (right through if you can). Twist. The amount of effort is much less than you think it will be, once you've got the torque of the screwdriver acting on it. Messy but it worked. Happy twisting :]

Great video lots of good ideas to work around the problem as usually space is so limited

Hammer and screwdriver worked for me, the walls started to tear so went through both sides, came loose.

I will be doing the screwdriver method..So it can be empty..I will be buying the strap wrench..Only because I can’t tighten it up fully by hand..First time changing my oil..Thanks for sharing

If you have to use the last method, poke a hole in the bottom of the filter to let any potentially hot oil drain first. Then go to the side.

Oh, crap, I'm supposed to change the filter too? That must be why my car makes that funny noise.

Thanks man. Pipe wrench works for me

Pipe wrench worked for me👍

i have the metal strap and it crap on a peugot 307

I tried on an ATV very little space to work. Drilled holes into the wrench and directly into the filter. Place some screws and NO slipping.!

They sell universal ones that have 3 claw type grippers and you use a socket wrench. As you loosen it the claws grip the filter.. I paid lile $10 for it.. Basically looks lile the 2nd one.

Ima try the last one I'm sure I'll have plenty of room to make enough force to put a long ass screwdriver in with a hammer

@calebdutka3285

5 жыл бұрын

You would be surprised how often I’ve had to do this on multiple vehicles and have made it work , usually doesn’t take as much force as he used in this video and you only need a screwdriver that is long enough to reach through both sides of the filter. Also using a weighted hammer helps . But yes it is still usually a hassle and you have to be extremely careful for what’s around the filter .

Be honest here no1 is removing an oil filter with both hands

@futopia

5 жыл бұрын

lmao

Wrapping an old timing belt or v belt tight around the filter body and grip tight with a pair of mole grips or vice grips. This will remove filter without any damage. Thorough cleaning to improve friction always a good first step.

@76irodriguez

7 жыл бұрын

You can also use the leather belt you use on your pants. The thing is that most of the methods used in the video will only work if you have plenty of space around the filter. Most of the newer cars hardly have any space around the filter. I always use my leather belt and it has never fail me.

@andrewwilson8317

7 жыл бұрын

i.rodriguez only problem is my pants would fall down! I have invested in the special sockets that fit on the end of the filters, they fit great and can use existing ratchets on them.

@76irodriguez

7 жыл бұрын

hahaha

Great video!

In the last resort, drilling a hole with a drill is a better option than hammering on oil filter which could damage the oil filter mounting or its threads.

@adamleddington368

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's it get all the swarf in the sump 🙄

@ajazmaqboolofficial

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamleddington368 Oil filter is normally removed when the engine is off. The swarf will settle down at the bottom of the filter which is finally thrown away. There is no way swarf gets dumped in the sump 😁😁

@davidgruen7423

4 жыл бұрын

Ajazz Maqbool plus it has anti drain back valve, the content inside the filter won’t come out.

The last one seems the most effective. Why not start there?

My engine is td27 so difficult to change