What Is The Best Oil Filter Wrench?

[RustyDan]

I have one thats gold. It's a solid steel strap that tightens with a double "pivot" and has a "side pivot" to the red rubber coated handle. works first try everytime.
Will try to get a pic from my phone for ya. It is different from everyones excellent pics/options.
Got it





Actually scored pic from crazyz28...he's on the right track I'd say. Good call.

[Trigger200]

Originally Posted by dfwright

I guess the filters are too flimsy these days to use the "Stab a big screwdriver through it" method...

haha, I was waiting for someone to mention this! I've done that many times over the years!

[Sinister]

I stabbed one with a screw driver once. Still wouldn't come undone. Ended up driving very quickly to the corner service station to get them to deal with it, leaking oil the whole way.

[RustyDan]

Originally Posted by Sinister

I stabbed one with a screw driver once. Still wouldn't come undone. Ended up driving very quickly to the corner service station to get them to deal with it, leaking oil the whole way.

Screwdriver...oil in the pits...funny stuff...oh wait I've done that, 'cept the "leaking oil the whole way" thats funnier

[bigsnookmaster]

Originally Posted by mdwilf

That sounds really interesting, and similar in principle to what I had in mind. Could you post a pic?

Thanks!

Here's a few pics, the filter is a NAPA Gold 1060.

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by sanford66

I have an oversize pair of channellock pliers that i like to use. It works good, but shreds the heck out of the filter! Joseph

Big red handled Bluepoints off the SnapOn truck that I have had forever but that is normally what I use. I had one of those strap wrenches years ago and it worked pretty well but I think I left it at the last shop I worked in because it was too nasty with old oil to put in my tool box when I left.

[SweetandLong68]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

Big red handled Bluepoints off the SnapOn truck that I have had forever but that is normally what I use. I had one of those strap wrenches years ago and it worked pretty well but I think I left it at the last shop I worked in because it was too nasty with old oil to put in my tool box when I left.

Dang...Sounds like you need to clean your tools son! heheh

[mdwilf]

Thanks for taking the time to post the pics, even showing it in action. If nothing else, I'm going to make me one of those.

The principle behind it is very similar to the idea I had laying in the driveway that night.

Thanks again!

[passthebuck]

Got this badboy at Princess Auto 2 years ago & love it. It's a knock off visegrip but for oil filters. So far it's undefeated...

[71 super]

I have one that no one has posted yet. My father had it for who knows how long but I am not sure of the brand and you dont see them any where around here at least. The wrench has a hole for a 3/8 extension and ratchet. It is a strap type but works similar to a set of ring compressors. As you turn the ratchet the strap tightens and conforms to the filter (is limited to how small it can go) and off it comes. Works great in tight spaces as you turn the ratchet handle you can release pressure and slide the flter wrench around and get another grab- great for tight fitting headers. I have used the others but this is the fail proof.

[beebster]

when i can't remove it by "hand" i go straight to the bfs.
"big fuc$%n screwdriver" no if's and's or buts and no wasting time. LOL
I wouldn't waste my time with fancy removal tools.
I do it by hand or by screwdriver.

[ed2552]

All of our car/truck filters come off by hand, as I install them by hand.

We do however, have about every wrench under the sun, for tractors and other stuff. I like the 3 prong one that was posted. I use K&N filters every once in a while, but half the time they come off by hand, and if they don't, the wrench usually slips off anyways, lol.

[beebster]

Originally Posted by ed2552

All of our car/truck filters come off by hand, as I install them by hand.

We do however, have about every wrench under the sun, for tractors and other stuff. I like the 3 prong one that was posted. I use K&N filters every once in a while, but half the time they come off by hand, and if they don't, the wrench usually slips off anyways, lol.

good point ed, but even if i "hand tighten" the filter it still gets on there good cause of the heat. Then BFS. LOL

[realsteelGM]

Originally Posted by GASoline71

When you get down to using one of these after all others have failed...



...you usually have oil in your armpits. If anybody has had to ever jam a screwdriver through the side of a POS oil filter knows what I'm talkin' about...

Gary

I know what you mean....................last resort filter method! I can remember once shredding an entire filter up until I got to the screw on threads to remove what was left!