Too close to the edge of the undertray.
And in any case, I'd rather change the filter from above the car. I can drain the oil easily enough by just raising it a little. To change the filter from below would mean getting under the car. But if there were a nut on the filter could slacken it from below quite easily.
Changing the filter from above is easy enough although a fiddle. Once it is slackened.
Matal band strap worked for me over many years. No problemo. Just beware that it is not adjustable, need the exact size for the filter. Not a problem for me as I only have 1 car.
I did a GM SAAB oil change a little while ago and that had the BMW style setup. Hurrah, I thought when I picked up the filer. Only some buffoon had mounted it at the back of the block, most of the way down, just above the exhaust.
A boggo can filter would have been a lot less messy.
Possibly the best reason for not changing cars too often!! I rather like coming back to filters I put on the previous time :-)
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