turn after the gasket makes contact with the sealing surface of the
> engine. You can't DO THAT without a filter wrench. I know you can't
> do that without a filter wrench. In fact, it is hard to do =with= a > filter wrench.
Well, actually, I CAN do it, Larry, but I am a tough old far+
If you can get both hands on it, maybe.
If you can't, and can only use one hand as in my case, I doubt it. The oil filter canister is too slippery, or I can only get at it from an odd angle my reaching under my exhaust manifold.
Furthermore, there is a difference in the hardness of the rubber gasket on a Mobil 1 filter compared with other brands. In respect to its' compressibility/ elasticity. The Mobil 1 filter gasket is a very HARD rubber, in comparison with *other brands.* If you can get 3/4 of a turn out of it after contact with the engine block, without ripping the canister apart, you're performing Magic.
Lg
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