oil filter removal

[Joe R26]

i'm currently doing an oil and filter change on my clio but my oil filter chain tool wont budge the filter! Any tips?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Bigger arms ?


If it really REALLY won't move, pikey smash it off .. screwdriver and hammer it round, and be prepared for mess :dead:

 

[Greeny.]

Im sure it will budge with more power! I assume you have removed the fuel rail guard for better access?

 

[keirravn]

as said really, you can also try slip joint pliers,

 

[Joe R26]

i've done it now lads, it was tight though!

 

[Greeny.]

My old was was a mare as well, my fault mind you

 

[Joe R26]

i was considering the pikey method of getting it off but i managed to do it with the chain in the end, trouble was the harder i pulled on it it was just crushing the filter but it budged in the end, still say its a retarded place to put it, all the oil in the filter runs down the block! I did put a rag underneath but that didn't do much lol

 

[keirravn]

ye its a bloody pain that, always makes a mess! anyone got any trade secrets to avoid this?

 

[Damo_Sport]

Just use more cloth?

 

[Greeny.]

Just use more cloth?

Idd, always gunna get abit of spill but nothing major really!

 

[keirravn]

Just use more cloth?

You mean "not that i know of" lol

 

[magh]

these are the best ive found for removing them up to now the chain ones are rubbish

 

[Joe R26]

looks like a fairly good tool!

 

[magh]

invest in one if your going to be servicing your car yourself, can get alot more leverage on the ratchet then the flimsy chain job.

 

[Perry]

First time I done mine it hadn't been done for a while and it took over an hour (really) of messing to get off with a chain tool.

Since then I've done it twice and it's been tight, but once you get the knack of how to get the chain on and do it it's a minute or two job, seeing as I only do it once or twice a year I'm happy with the chain and I dont even remove the fuel rail guard. If I done it more frequently I'd buy one of those above though, would make it even easier.

 

[hipwell]

Never had a problem to be honest, key is to not put it back on with the tool.

Just a bit of oil around the seal and then as tight as you can get it by hand.

 

[hipwell]

Never had a problem to be honest, key is to not put it back on with the tool.

Just a bit of oil around the seal and then as tight as you can get it by hand.

 

[jenic]

I've just got the one whats the right size for the filter, never have a problem

 

[robo_#1]

You got a link to where you got this from Jenic? Anyone know if the 197 filter is the same as 1*2? Guessing since they're both F4r its the same?

 

[jenic]

We have a few, so not sure what size you need.

Measure a clio filter and then google oil filter cup wrench and find the right size - http://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...gc.r_pw.&fp=b53aedf189875b3b&biw=1440&bih=764

 

[jam.]

What about these?

I just bought some the other day to do mine and they worked perfectly.

 

[Setone]

if your using a leather or plastic strap tool, try slipping a sheet of 600 grade wet and dry between the strap and filter. Has always worked well for me. oh and remember ,lefty loosy, righty tighty,

 

[montana]

a marigold normally gives me enough leverage to do it by hand. however i did have to resort to a chain type tool once on my mates car - it destroyed the filter and only just loosened it before there was no solid surface left to grip

 

[loz_m]

I used one of these. Just took the fuel rail off to gain enough access. Put a rag under the filter, however it did still leak

 

[sideways danny]

What about these?

I just bought some the other day to do mine and they worked perfectly.

thats what i use

 

[Gray]

I use my hand.

 

[sideways danny]

oooooooooooooh your hard

 

[Dan1587]

oooooooooooooh your hard

LOL.

 

[Gray]

oooooooooooooh your hard

Only for you x

 

[Dunn]

remove the injector cover

than get a grip of it with both hands

done

 

[montana]

i dont remove the fuel guard, no need, just eat your spinach!!

 

[Gandi69]

remove the injector cover

than get a grip of it with both hands

done

Nah do it with the cover on, then you get your arms cut up like a teenager with angst issues!

 

[Dunn]

makes life so much easier for the sake of removing a couple of bolts

i cant grab the filter otherwise Lol

 

[sideways danny]

i dont remove the fuel guard, no need, just eat your spinach!!

15 seconds work to save 10 minutes of strugling? northern logic

 

[montana]

15 seconds work to save 10 minutes of strugling? northern logic

after the first removal i.e when i first got the car and it was v. tight, there is no struggle on my part

 

[Clart]

i had to use a chain tool as mine wouldn't budge trying by hand.

 

[Dunn]

if you are really struggling to remove the filter then next thing needing to be changed will be the dephaser pulley

 

[dave_rudabar]

Whoever the drunken gibbon was that fitted the oil filter to mine has done a right job on it - just beaten the crud out of it with a screwdriver to no avail, my chain-whip wouldn't budge it either.
Going to have to cycle to the factors tomorrow for a set of those pliers

 

[loz_m]

The pliers are worth it, spent the best part of 15 quid for mine at halfrauds

 

[Jon.G]

The pliers are worth it, spent the best part of 15 quid for mine at halfrauds

Same, only qualm I have is they scratch the filter a bit. I like things to look tidy