Problems changing Oil filter

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Yup - we did this one the other day. It's called "years of experience".

IIRC some filters also bypass at higher oil pressures - ie high RPMs. Could be a load of cobblers as I read it on the web...

mocha ( snipped-for-privacy@host.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

It filters the oil. Literally, just that. It cleans any crap and gunk and bits out of the oil before they can damage the engine.

With every oil change. Anything else (people always used to say "every other") is a false economy.

These are a weekly check, not a service item.

On the BACKS of the pads - the metal face - NOT on the actual wear face...

Cicero ( snipped-for-privacy@hellfire.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Some modern stuff (PSA HDis, for example) are going back to this type of filter.

Use finger and thumb only. Then go to town, tight as you like *with just them*

Easy to get off, and you can torque it exactly to spec when installing.

I notice that K&N oil filters are all fitted with these nuts (not that I use them):

John

Probably a stupid question (aimed at anyone), but does nobody reuse old filters? I mean assuming you get the oil filter off intact (big assumption) couldn't you just clean it out and put it back on?

I know its probably not worth it, I only paid £3.50 for my filter so it's not worth the hassle of cleaning out an old one, but could you/does anyone re-use them?

Also, is £3.50 a good price for a filter ('98 Fiesta), it seems so to me and I think I've found a decent and cheap shop to get all my renewables from, but just checking.

On 08-Jan-06 16:29:58, News said

God, I had one of those over Christmas. I almost dislocated my shoulders before I got the bugger off. :)

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Spencer ( snipped-for-privacy@pendulum.plus.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

How do you clean it out?

What brand?

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Washable filters used to exist but as you say, it ain't worth the price and they're not as likely to be effective.

Guy King ( snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

As a direct replacement for disposable-cartridge ones?

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Run a kettle of hot water over it. Not so much the expansion as the heat melting the stickyness..

Hold it uside down & firmly strike the lid against a solid object, slightly tilting the jar as it hits. Works lovely.

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No.

My BMW has a removable cartridge. On the top of the engine too, so very easy to change.

Try a Sainsbury's large beetroot jar. No sticky caused by the contents. But the top near welded on.

I have - The screwdriver acted like the key on a tin of sardines :(

In the end I did the same near the base of the filter to get the soft metal out the way, then chiselled the remainder off. Which is fun on a Mini.

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Nothing is fun in a Mini except chucking 'em round corners at silly speeds.

easy access on a Mini, just take the grille off. A bit trickier on an Elf, but there's a lot of later model cars where they make it near-impossible. ISTR my '74 Corolla was a bitch to access the filter, especially with twin carbs fitted, as it was towards the back of the block, near the steering box and above a cross-member. Rover 218 isn't one you'd want to struggle with either, below the injection pump, and no access from below.