yellowline

I can usually remove it by hand. Then again, I have an unidentified oil leak from roughly that area.

indefactorX

i tried, but... It was too difficult.. I think it had something to do with the fact that the car sat for 3 years...

Damn that oil was black... & thick as hell

ausgeflippt951

yeah I need to get about changing the oil for the first time since i bought my 951..............

is oil drippage/spillage a problem upon removal (assuming i don't use the screwdriver method o' course)? The filter's at more of an angle than any of my previous cars, where spillage was a problem.

Obviously don't wanna clean up if I can avoid it.

indefactorX

Weird, i didn't have any problems with spillage from the oil filter.

Of course i completely drained the oil and then removed the oil filter afterwards...

Don't know if that helped it any

FRporscheman

I always remove by hand.

Gotta eat yer spinach, guys.

mavfan

+1 on hand method, but if you need some help, go looking for "the claw" a nifty little tool indeed.

alordofchaos

Yes, it's a problem under normal circumstances.
Probably because your car has been sitting a while.

With the bottom of the oil filter down, the proper 944 filter should have an anti-drain valve so all the oil doesn't drain out after you shut the car down. If the car has been sitting a while (or it an improper/bad filter was used), the oil will have drained out anyway.

Best method is to wrap the bottom opening of a plastic bag around the base of the mounting point; this is known as the Hulk method. Unfortunately, Danno's pictures have disappeared; they were classic! When you loosen the filter just a tad, let it drain for a few minutes into the opening of the bag before removing. You'll have just a few drops to wipe up after.

+1,000,000 - every time I see pictures, I get a little slack-jawed, glassy eyed and start drooling

Ditto. Can't help it if a PO overtightened it, but if you need more than both hands to remove an oil filter, you are overtightening it (or forgot to put a little clean oil on the gasket before tightening it). Put it on til the gasket touches, then another 1/4 to 1/2 turn (whatever it says on the box)

Tenacious_G

There's a 1/2 inch ratchet bar with a loop of seatbelt-like material attached to it -- works great in tight areas.

GodSpeed

Just use K&N filters. the nut makes everything easy.

V2Rocket

lol, look at the time this thread was started...

Tom R.

it is my understanding the check valve in a porsche oil filter is opposite most other makes. not sure if it is a 911 specific or 944 specific thing.

MyBlackCar

Sears has the claw thingie that attaches to a 3/8 " wrench. Used that for every car. Otherwise, the stabbing with screwdriver helps. If you really can not get it off, use a dremel (I nearly grabbed it for my first oil change on my old 87 Toyota Celica).

pjburges

It's not really Porsche's fault.. I mean they were expecting Hanz or Franz to be removing it - and they had no problems!

schwank

Mr Tom speaks the truth. The CORRECT Mahle filter will have a check valve to prevent the filter from draining all over when you remove it.

Aftermarket filters may not have this check valve, and will make a bigger mess when they are removed.