david brunson

I had similar problem and purchased a "strap style" oil filter tool.. works like a champ. any auto parts store will have them.

david

Ben Plaisted

I tightend it by hand after putting it back on we'll see how it turns out in another 3000 miles

DerSchlechtSpecht

Whenever you do the nail trick, make sure you drill two holes in the filter wrench. That way you put the wrench on the filter, and nail the nail through one end of the filter and out the otherend through the wrench. That way you dont risk destroying the filter. Believe me, it is very VERy easy to destroy the filter without support from the cap.

Christian

PS. I have only had these problems with OEM PORSCHE MANN filters. The Mahle filter come off like a charm.

Christian

Ben Plaisted

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by DerSchlechtSpecht:
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PS. I have only had these problems with OEM PORSCHE MANN filters. The Mahle filter come off like a charm.

Christian</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Good to hear because the Mahle is the filter I put in and the OEM was what I took out.