Trick For getting a Stuck Oil Filter Off

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Flat Rate Mechanic

Жыл бұрын

How to get an engine oil filter off by making a home made strap wrench.

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@atf-2229 Жыл бұрын

Great idea but you forgot the part where on most cars you aren’t gonna have that much room around the filter to work with

@goldheavy682 11 ай бұрын

happened to me n all i did was remove from right tire to get more room

@COLDSTONEyt 8 ай бұрын

This worked in the junkyard with my 14 inch pipe wrench and old belt lol

@igorpotocnik7231 6 ай бұрын

@@COLDSTONEytI do it successfully with 2 inch pipe pliers with 45 degree head. It grips easier and needs less room than pipe wrench. By the way, in my country 14 inch pipe wrench can grip 2.5 inch diameter max., while pipe pliers can 3 inch. My oil filter is 2.75 inch diameter.

@COLDSTONEyt 6 ай бұрын

@@igorpotocnik7231I did not use the pipe wrench fully opened for removal.I put an old belt in the opening of wrench and used that to loosen, yes to took up a lot of space but I only needed to break it loose

@igorpotocnik7231 6 ай бұрын

@@COLDSTONEyt OK, at least it worked for ypu. I couldn't use your method, because I can hardly squeeze my bare hand down there, so the pipe pliers are ideal for being thin and long and having wide jaws with sharp teeth which really dig in the filter surface.

@TheWickedOne5150 2 ай бұрын

Wish I had that much room where my oil filter is.

@freebehindbars8654 7 ай бұрын

If they ever mount a filter in the wide open, this is perfect.

@Martinroadsguy 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm sure that will work a lot better than the strap wrench I had already been using.

@DeeHermanson Жыл бұрын

That would be pretty difficult underneath the car in tight spots but good idea

@zoltann1450 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff dude! Cant pay you enough for that ingenuity!

@IceTrey98c Жыл бұрын

I use an old mouse pad... The grippiness works perfect in most situations. And it's flexible so it can fit in tight spaces. Sometimes you can just "push" it with it wrapped around the filter.

@woahslowdown Жыл бұрын

I haven't tried the mouse pad but I do have the grippy things for cans or jars that won't come off, I got a few in the garage lol

@keithmone8982 Жыл бұрын

Oil filter tool, their cheap, buy it.

@Steelheart624 Жыл бұрын

Never do the ghetto screwdriver method. If you can't get it off that's a bad day lmao

@andreshernandez9970 Жыл бұрын

I used my Gucci belt that don’t fit me no more, works perfectly 👍👍

@justindaniels17 Жыл бұрын

Bro if you can afford a Gucci belt surely you can buy a oil filter wrench

@andreshernandez9970 Жыл бұрын

@@justindaniels17 I got one now, but I didn’t have one at that moment, lol common sense

@justindaniels17 Жыл бұрын

@@andreshernandez9970 🤣😂😂 lol gotta use what you got

@maniacal-s10 Жыл бұрын

Good idea if you can get to it.

@kennethcrotts7870 Жыл бұрын

That's the first thing I thought. That's why I have an assortment of tools to do this.

@ffrandes Жыл бұрын

And 99.9% of the time the ones u can't get to are stuck.

@adamcompton567 Жыл бұрын

They make a strap type oil filter remover that you can use with a rachet

@Creatureone Жыл бұрын

Yup or just buy a strap wrench 😂

@Matt_Alaric Жыл бұрын

But then you're paying for a new tool, which defeats the point of having a free DIY solution...

@leonlightning905 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. used an old belt. Worked better than the two I just bought.

@MercifulArchitect Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, genius thinking!

@buldg560 Жыл бұрын

Saw my grampa do the same thing but with a bungee cord. Or a tarp strap depending what you call it

@goodboi4939 9 ай бұрын

I’ll have to note this one, I got the wrench but this is nice to know if I need it thank you 👍

@Sairus. Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you for sharing

@poke777890 Жыл бұрын

Fat men like myself will take off our leather belts and use that.😂

@edwardmcdermott9948 Жыл бұрын

I'll try it sometime, looks good

@luismarty1685 Жыл бұрын

Nice tip. Thanks.

@kurdtpatton5039 Жыл бұрын

I wish i would have thought of that. I used a belt before, but with a crescent wrench

@RogerM88 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. Great idea.

@fixa8067 Жыл бұрын

How many miles before you change the oil filter on your vice?

@jackmurray430 4 ай бұрын

😂😂👌👏

@DAMRGHOST Жыл бұрын

Only problem is the placement of that filter on most VW and Audi … no room for all that 😂

@chuckthebull Жыл бұрын

DUDE! thank you

@Ezq95 5 ай бұрын

I use my waistline belt for over 40 years

@robertg9334 Жыл бұрын

Looks like part of the sending unit is still attached to that filter

@mendonesiac Жыл бұрын

I've always jammed a screwdriver through it, but to each their own

@tobyhathaway1664 5 ай бұрын

What size wrench

@acunit1639 10 ай бұрын

I had the actual tool for it and it sucked. Got a vice grip style one and it worked absolutely amazing

@38unknownhinson 11 ай бұрын

they should make an actuall tool like this! lets call it a band wrench

@clayton9136 Жыл бұрын

This would never work for a filter that's actually STUCK.

@heavysnow8616 5 ай бұрын

Piece of sandpaper for the win!

@charlieboutin3341 Жыл бұрын

Great Idea..Thanks! Just replaced my serpentine belt last night. Guess I’ll keep the old one..help clutter the wall if nothing else.😂 Appreciate the info. 👍👍👌

@kevinnugent6034 Жыл бұрын

l like the driveway fix just bang a screwdriver through it and turn

@sneakers6128 Жыл бұрын

Perfection!

@user-oc6wi3tg1h 5 ай бұрын

讚喔~聰明耶！

@allnoyz7895 Жыл бұрын

That's it! (dropping my coffee cup) Now I'm pissed off...Thanks.

@lasthope703 Жыл бұрын

you wanna know another way of removing a stuck oil filter. Add the new oil, after figuring out the oil filter stuck. Start the motor, once nice and hot, remove or loose the oil filter, while the vehicle running. Turn off the vehicle and remove the old oil filter. You only lose a bit of an oil. check the dip stick.

@irishkelly654 7 ай бұрын

So...your running new oil with an old dirty filter...yea..brilliant idea! LOL...there are a ton of ways to get them off with out doing this?!

@bigdavedayday1581 Жыл бұрын

Or just use your manly hands always works for me

@igorpotocnik7231 6 ай бұрын

I've got a gorilla grip, so they say, and couldn't loosen the first filter I changed when I bought used car. That pos excuse of mechanic really tightened that poor filter (and all the bolts on car, like lug nuts and brakes bolts...). I practically lifted the front of the car with my hands on the filter and it didn't budge. What helped was 2 inch pipe pliers.

@drebgaming8843 10 күн бұрын

Yeah if you have enough space for it.

@mabrams8740 Жыл бұрын

Excellent idea. I wish I knew that last week.

@97shane Жыл бұрын

Use oil filter pliars works better

@drgta6 29 күн бұрын

I use C4.

@mmarciniak Жыл бұрын

That’s an OLD trick I’ve seen many times over the years!

@stealthmanx2 7 ай бұрын

Yes, because everyone has an extra serpentine belt around.

@jojojej6442 10 ай бұрын

It won't work like how he's showing it, you make double loop around filter and pull on one side to turn it

@condor5635 Жыл бұрын

I like it! Will try that next time just to rate how well it works. Thanks

@AlexPtc89 5 ай бұрын

Oil filters are hard to get out because of the positioning. If you have room for this belt nonsense, you have room for other PROPER tools that can get the filter out

@Grammar-Officer Жыл бұрын

Theres already a thing like that its called a oil wrench

@richardparnell8402 Жыл бұрын

Dope,

@cisco00079 2 ай бұрын

Did that oil filter belong to nothing lol

@omairyahya3594 7 ай бұрын

Its work in video only

@grantmccarron3963 5 ай бұрын

or... just use a strap wrench???

@franciscoguzman8421 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@randydaugherty1014 4 ай бұрын

Wish it was that easy i got a 96 xj and there not alot of room at all it a bitch to even get a oil filter wrench in it to cant get it off ever nothing

@tom2j494 5 ай бұрын

This is the best idea!

@petercucumber4380 Жыл бұрын

Good for tightening when you can’t get your fingers in properly.

@JoseOrtega-zm9sg Жыл бұрын

I just use my belt

@jhndijkman Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up

@patrickmurawski400 10 ай бұрын

Called a oil filter wrench duh!

@zmblion 9 ай бұрын

Im lazy and dong give a fuq. Hammer and screwdriver for me. Plus no drippy drip on you if you punch right

@Czecher86 4 ай бұрын

no space...

@JoeyyJoe 11 ай бұрын

Or... Hear me out... You buy a "strap wrench" 🤦

@TRU2Sk9ng1992 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@MPGunther1 Жыл бұрын

This is LOL stupid! It's fine in a vice, how about when you're underneath the car and can't get at it

@jkim6200 Жыл бұрын

It might work with enough clearsnce in the engine bdy. Otherrise, channel locks, (chained) vise grips, or a screw driver to impsle the oil filter will hsve to do.

@ghhasaan2671 Жыл бұрын

Pamp not work done

@bill2677 Жыл бұрын

Never worked

@jonnysanchez3833 Жыл бұрын

Or you can use an actual oil filter 🔧 wrench. SMH 😒

@walterk1221 Жыл бұрын

Or be professional and spend $11 for a Lisle LC63500 Strap Wrench.

@Stzer118 Жыл бұрын

Audi lol

@pod9363 Жыл бұрын

Oooooooh shit

@pod9363 Жыл бұрын

I love little simple things that solve big problems. This is engineering at its best.

@lornestyles7048 Жыл бұрын

American ingenuity

@FlatRateMechanic Жыл бұрын

Work every time

@bls2935 Жыл бұрын

This shit don’t work

@sammiecampbell4701 Жыл бұрын

Show me under the car not out and on a vice

@tylermichael8691 6 ай бұрын

Jesus fuck. Just buy the right fucking tool!

@coffeytime1979 6 ай бұрын

You just saved my ass bud!!! Well my uncle's ass really he's the one that obviously put it on too tight/ wrong,either way it's coming off now,tjx👏👏👏👏👏🫵👍