gota911

What size socket do I need to remove the top from the oil filter cannister on a 997.2? I haven't been able to find that info anywhere.

Thanks!

JohnnyBahamas

Well, as a ballpark starting point, the MANN LS7 filter canister removal tool requires a 1 1/16" socket.

It would not surprise me at all if those detail oriented German engineers that designed your 997.2 used the same size socket on the new canister as that once used on the MANN canister removal tool.

gota911

Johnny you may be right but wouldn't the Germans make it in metric rather than imperial standard?

Hartdude

This is just like the one I use at work. 74.5mm is the size.



I got mine through the Snap-On guy, but you can get them from Sears. Here's the link to the page.

Edit: Oops, 997.2 requires a 27mm socket for the cap to the filter housing. My bad, it's been a loooong day...

Mike in CA

Not on my 997.2.

Tim, unless the '10 is different than the '09 you need a 36mm socket.

gota911

Mike,

I think you are right. I saw SW 36 stamped on the top but the "SW" part didn't ring a bell, so I wasn't sure.

Thanks for the info.

wwilliams88

Been using this one. Works pretty well

Hartdude

You guys are correct. I looked at the socket this morning when I stopped at work.

JohnnyBahamas

Didn't president Carter get those Germans to switch from metric to imperial years ago?

gota911

Yes he did, but the day after he left office, they reverted back to metric. Old habits die hard!

Minok

Pfft. I curse almost every time I have to deal with this idiotic imperial system that makes basic calculations so damn difficult to do. In everyday life, I'm finding stuff like dry pasta measured in ounces, and cooked pasta measured in cups.

kosmo

Tim it is a 36mm socket. Put a piece of plastic like a shopping bag on it as not to scratch the plastic

gota911

Thanks kosmo, I bought a 36mm socket.