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Is there some good tool to remove the oil filter on a 2003 Accura RL?

I have bought both the plastic and metal oil filter wrenches for the
partucular oil filter from the usual auto parts stores (Kragen, Pep Boys
etc.) but none of the wrenches seem to work well. They require that I
apply a lot of down pressure while I turn in order to prevent the wrench
from slipping - which is very difficult to do if the car is not well
raised above ground. I did ask the Acura dealers and they told me they
also use the generic wrenches.


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"ThomasE" (lester12@yahoo.com) writes:
> Is there some good tool to remove the oil filter on a 2003 Accura RL?
>
> I have bought both the plastic and metal oil filter wrenches for the
> partucular oil filter from the usual auto parts stores (Kragen, Pep Boys
> etc.) but none of the wrenches seem to work well. They require that I
> apply a lot of down pressure while I turn in order to prevent the wrench
> from slipping - which is very difficult to do if the car is not well
> raised above ground. I did ask the Acura dealers and they told me they
> also use the generic wrenches.
>
>
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What type of filter wrenches do you have? Do you have the strap type, or
the socket type? If the strap type, does it seem to be almost too large
for the filter?

If the strap type does fit properly... you need more grip. To get grip,
glue a strip of #100 emery cloth to the inside of the strap. Use contact
cement. Follow the instructions on the contact cement tube. You only
get one chance with contact cement, but done right it will hold like
crazy. Clean the strap with rubbing alcohol before applying the contact
cement.

If the strap seems almost too large, shim the filter with rubber band like
bands cut from an old motorcycle tube. Stretch the 'rubber bands' over the
filter to shim. You will get grip and more leverage.

If socket type, it probably has a sloppy fit. Shim it. Cut out some sheet
metal squares to fit the flats inside the socket. Glue the squares to the
flats with that crazy contact cement. 5 thou, 10 thou, 40 thou, 100 thou
thickness for the sheet metal? You will have to figure out the thickness
of your shims. In a pinch a whole bunch of squares made out of heavy duty
aluminum tin foil would work when glued in. You want to get rid of
the sloppy fit.

Thanks for the shimming trick.

I have the socket type wrench (The "strangle" types do not fit with the
handle extended).

There does not seem to be a sloppy fit on my socket wrench but it is
likely that adding a few shims may provide just enough extra torque to do
the job. I'll try it next time.

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