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After buying one, I decided to make one that fit the S&S, Wix and Napa filters with 15 flats. After a steel beta test wrench, I then later cut one from Aluminum.
Might not help you out right now, but for future needs look into the Rivco Oil Filter Wrench. This will take them off no matter how tight they are. These fit OEM filters with 14 flats. Some aftermarket filters are different.
When you do get it off, replace it with one that has a nut on the end. That is the only kind I use, K & N makes them.
And, hand-tighten only, after putting some oil on the filter gasket.
HiFloFiltro makes the filters for K&N, and they're generally priced lower. Only negative thing I've heard about those filters is a while back, they made a batch with bad spot welds on the nut so it was breaking off when people tried to remove the filter. Even then, it's not a huge deal as you can still use other methods shown here to remove it.
Last edited by Dynamick; Aug 10, 2024 at 02:13 PM.
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