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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 06:15 AM
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Well my trusty old oil filter wrench has finally bit the dust, it was a Lisle like this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
Not sure what is better but I also see this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Just seeing if anyone has anything they really like, its not rocket science but I am not really interested in the cheap stuff so spending more for something better is the plan. Let me know what you like. Thanks
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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 09:06 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007QV2KY0?vs=1
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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 09:29 AM
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Eh I use the old hand method lol...
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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 05:00 PM
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Eh I use the old hand method lol...
Well we all go thru dry spells, just keep looking
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Old Jun 25, 2016 | 05:02 PM
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Nice. If I turned wrenches for a living it would be a possibility, just too much for the average shade tree mechanic .
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 03:26 AM
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Hand tighten on. Hand taken off.
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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 01:36 PM
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I have found that oil filter wrenches usually just end up pissing me off more than anything when laying under vehicles lol. Thankfully I've never needed one for my car because I only do hand tight but when my mechanic used to do the oil on my truck they would crank the god damned thing so tight. What I found works really well is hammering a screwdriver through the middle of the filter lol and then hammering the handle of the screwdriver to get it to loosen enough to turn.
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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 02:21 PM
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I went with this, used it today and it fits my needs. Hand tight is fine, I always go a little more. Do all my own oil changes so I don't have to worry about it being over tightened.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...iglink20380-20
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I'm in the hand tight camp on this one. You should never need a filter wrench to remove an oil filter unless it was installed too tight.
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