View Poll Results: How Do You Remove Your Oil Filter?

Clean It Up (let it spill and then clean up the mess)

16.43%

Soak It Up (place absorbent material under filter first)

12.14%

Twist And Channel It Away (cardboard, foil, or gadget under filter before twisting filter off)

44.29%

Punch and Channel It Away (punch holes in filter and channel it away before removing filter)

17.14%

Drill and Channel It Away (drill holes in filter and channel it away before removing filter)

2.86%

Pay For It (pay the dealer or someone else do it)

2.14%

Other (let's here it)

5.00%

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Survey: Oil Filter Removal Method

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Jan 21, 2015 | 04:43 PM

Lightyear68

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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?

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Jan 21, 2015 | 05:02 PM

dickey

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Yup-it's winter all right!

Jan 21, 2015 | 05:03 PM

Uncle Larry

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Dickey has spoken ! :>)

Jan 21, 2015 | 05:05 PM

dyna rider

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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.