Oil filter wrench

I have a three-fingered 3/8" square drive wrench I purchased at Sears. Craftsman #47064. It'll grab almost any filter.

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Thanks, I'll have to look for that one. Does it close up like a three jawed chuck? Now I can use my Sears gift cards that I'm bound to get for Christmas. :o)

I bought a wrench that has three fingers that will adjust to almost any size spin-on filter. I stick it on a 3/8" drive extension and it is easy to loosen the filter.

Matt

I used my hand, it should never be tighter than hand tight.

It's not quite the same, but the principle is similar. There are three arms that close together when the center fixture is turned. It reverses, too, but I wouldn't recommend using this (or, typically any) wrench to tighten filters. The fingers tend to dimple the oil filter and could cause a leak.

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Do I answer this one???? OK

Yes, you never put ON a filter more than hand tight. Getting it off can quite often require much more torque. Plus the filter in question is sequestered up inside of a cavity where you really can't twist very well.