View Poll Results: How Do You Remove Your Oil Filter?
Clean It Up (let it spill and then clean up the mess)
23
16.43%
Soak It Up (place absorbent material under filter first)
17
12.14%
Twist And Channel It Away (cardboard, foil, or gadget under filter before twisting filter off)
62
44.29%
Punch and Channel It Away (punch holes in filter and channel it away before removing filter)
24
17.14%
Drill and Channel It Away (drill holes in filter and channel it away before removing filter)
4
2.86%
Pay For It (pay the dealer or someone else do it)
3
2.14%
Other (let's here it)
7
5.00%
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Survey: Oil Filter Removal Method
#1
01-21-2015, 04:43 PM
Survey: Oil Filter Removal Method
My review of prior threads shows that there are basically 6 schools of thought on removing oil filters.
Which school are you in?
Which school are you in?
Last edited by Lightyear68; 01-21-2015 at 05:00 PM.
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01-21-2015, 05:03 PM
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#4
01-21-2015, 05:05 PM
Oil Filter Removal
If I let it drain all night, there is nothing to spill on the front motor mount. I channel it away with a cut up plastic place mat. I notch it to fit around the filter mount and that still leaves enough room for the strap wrench to remove the filter if I'm in a hurry.
#5
01-21-2015, 05:09 PM
It's a sort of coming-of-age for folks to get a gentle roast from you Dickie. Finally--I made it into the club.
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01-21-2015, 07:32 PM
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A ritual of passage :>)
