Easy question....a little lazy
08-23-2002, 12:05 PM
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Easy question....a little lazy
I'm planning on picking up an oil filter wrench but I forgot what size our 928 filters are. I don't have my new filter with me and I need to stop at the auto store on my way home.
What size wrench do I need?
TIA
BIG DAVE
What size wrench do I need?
TIA
BIG DAVE
08-23-2002, 03:20 PM
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Hi Dave,
The diameter is 2 7/8". That is really small for an oil filter. Most filter wrenches won't go down that small. Don't forget the crush washer for the drain plug.
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The diameter is 2 7/8". That is really small for an oil filter. Most filter wrenches won't go down that small. Don't forget the crush washer for the drain plug.
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08-23-2002, 05:39 PM
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Dave
I use one of those universal types that look like a claw and are hinged like a jaw. They clamp hard as you turn it in the direction of removal. The first time i used it, the filter was on so tight that the tool crushed the filter like a beer can, but it came off. The inside of the jaws have rubber teeth so it doesnt puncture.
I use one of those universal types that look like a claw and are hinged like a jaw. They clamp hard as you turn it in the direction of removal. The first time i used it, the filter was on so tight that the tool crushed the filter like a beer can, but it came off. The inside of the jaws have rubber teeth so it doesnt puncture.
08-23-2002, 09:24 PM
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Well...
My dad always taught me to put oil filters on hand tight.
When I bought my S2 in 1999, one of the first things I did was change the oil. And of course, I wound up under the car...skewering the poor thing with a screwdriver in order to get it off.
[Big mess in the garage]
Since then, my hand-tightened filters have never leaked and funny thing....they come off without a wrench 3000 miles later.
[No mess in the garage!]
Normy!
'85 S2 5 speed
My dad always taught me to put oil filters on hand tight.
When I bought my S2 in 1999, one of the first things I did was change the oil. And of course, I wound up under the car...skewering the poor thing with a screwdriver in order to get it off.
[Big mess in the garage]
Since then, my hand-tightened filters have never leaked and funny thing....they come off without a wrench 3000 miles later.
[No mess in the garage!]
Normy!
'85 S2 5 speed
08-23-2002, 11:19 PM
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Thanks for the responses. I got the right wrenche ($3.99) and finished the oil change. My shark is happy! <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />