Oil and filter change

I use a strap wrench for filter removal, and many other jobs, (see the following link for a similar item). I was surprised at how strong the grip is on these things, I easily held a clutch bell on a motorbike, up to 100Nm

Some form of strap wrench is usually best. But it depends on access.

Don't do it on a windy day... unless you like 'interesting' patterns on the drive.

Theo

Stick a screwdriver through it in time honoured fashion.

I use one of these claw wrenches.

Yeah, done that before. But in this case not a lot of room underneath the car - and it it doesn't come off I'm buggered.

...and the screwdriver may have a nice key-on-tin-of-corned-beef effect. Leaving you holding the tin, and the jagged bits of lid firmly screwed onto the sump.

Theo

Stretch my old ring out.

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Thus spake John Henderson ( snipped-for-privacy@talk21.com) unto the assembled multitudes:

Crikey! Very interesting. Maybe I should just stick to that annual service after all. Thanks for the reference.

Thus spake Chris Whelan ( snipped-for-privacy@prejudicentlworld.com) unto the assembled multitudes:

If you're only doing 4K miles per year and much of that is short journeys, there'll likely be a buildup of moisture in the oil because it's not getting hot enough. I think you should definitely continue to do that annual change.

Thus spake "Dave Plowman (News)" ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) unto the assembled multitudes:

I use a chain wrench on mine. It's a bit fiddly and takes a few tries to get the grip right (and I usually get burned somewhere due to proximity to hot surfaces), but once the filter starts turning I can remove the wrench and complete the removal by hand.

On 08-May-09 19:24:36, Adrian said

Sorry, can you explain that for me?

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Only ever used one of these place once. 100miles later and same day I ran a big end.

Can't prove a thing but I suspect I got whatever 0w30 piss they had in bulk and not the 10w40 I'd used for last 40K miles.

Oh you have to do that, so that when in thousands of years after WW3 when modern archeologists dig them up they'll assume they are obviously human made and hugely significant.

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Ouch!

I use one of those wrenches with a nit "bike chain" attached, seems to work pretty well.

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That wouldn't kill a big end that quickly, disturbing the crap in the pan & then a flake blocking the oilway in the cranks more likely.

multitudes:

Most service schedules include a time based oil service for cars which do low annual mileage. Used to be every year but some are now every two years.

So as my diesel campervan only does 1000 miles a year but all of those miles are flat out on the motorway (60mph) apart from a couple of miles at both ends, would it be better not to change it annually as I've been doing? Its a

Mark

The very large filters on my van have a 19mm nut welded to the bottom of them. Very handy. Shame all filters don't have that but suppose it comes down to cost. I used to use a bike chain type oil filter gripper. Worked very well and could never slip as the more it tightened the more it gouged into the filter wall.

Mark