182 oil filter change

[Faboka]

What a pain.

Can't seem to budge it. Just snapped a nylon strap wrench tying to remove it. It's made nonimpact apart from crushing it a little.

Also discovered 3 snapped bolts on the top part if the inlet manifold and also one of the bolts for the fuel rail guard is snapped.

Oh what fun

 

[adam1942]

I did my oil on the 197 about 2 weeks ago. I had to buy a bigger pair of oil removal grips as the ones I had where too small! i ended up laying under the car pulling so hard the car was moving on the ramps!! one final tug and it came loose. theres about 10 inchs at the front of the 197 its not nice

 

[Dave Hester]

2 tips for removing oil filters

1, borrow your mums marigold gloves, the rubber will give you 500% more turning grip if you can get ya hand on the filter

2, knock a screw driver into the filter and then use the handle on the screw driver to turn the filter, yhis is the messy option


both these methods will get the filter off

if 1, fails then 2, will def work

 

[Faboka]

Either the grips or the screw driver option are the only things left I think. Trying to avoid the screw drivers as I have bad visions of ripping it to pieces and be left with the bottom bit still attached to the engine

 

[Fred@BTM]

2, knock a screw driver into the filter and then use the handle on the screw driver to turn the filter, yhis is the messy option

never do that!

 

[Cro]

Much easier with the right tools. Get a decent filter grip

 

[sideways danny]

proper tools or dont bother

 

[Faboka]

Thanks guys. Anyone recommend any filter grips that I can get from motor factors or halfords/eurocarparts?

 

[sideways danny]

something like these. Mine are snap on, but you can get similar elsewhere

 

[Faboka]

Cheers dan.

 

[Faboka]

Will see what halfords have at dinner. Failing that I'll get these on the way home
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/t...tools/oil-filter-wrenches/?SEAAK6411&0&t5_444

 

[montana]

2 tips for removing oil filters

1, borrow your mums marigold gloves, the rubber will give you 500% more turning grip if you can get ya hand on the filter

2, knock a screw driver into the filter and then use the handle on the screw driver to turn the filter, yhis is the messy option


both these methods will get the filter off

if 1, fails then 2, will def work

yup agree with this - as long as you stab it near the end of the filter no harm can be done

 

[Faboka]

Well been to halfords and picked up some oil filter pliers.

See how I get on tonight.

 

[Faboka]

All sorted thanks to the pliers. Nothing like having the right tools for the job

 

[Stonebaked]

How much were they ??

 

[M@tt_182]

I got the Renault specific tool from euro car parts for £5, it got the filter off no problem!

 

[Faboka]

£12 from halfords.

Was looking at the renault fitment 76mm 12 flutes caps as I've used these on the replacement filter element style. Was think about getting one however since the filter had crushed a bit from the strap wrench I thought it might not be able to get a good grip.

Pliers are fab