Maybe we need to get Kate involved in this discussion. She used to have a
Libby....


Is this what your engine looks like?

http://www.wkjeeps.com/photos/wk_3_7_engine.jpg





"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us proclaimed:
>
>> The removal tool did NOT destroy the oil filter; it just rounded-off
>> the flutes on the filter.
>>
>> Now, I need to find something that will grab onto the filter so it can
>> be unscrewed.
>>
> Well, you've exhausted or ignored all of the common sense suggestions, so
> perhaps you might consider seeing if a local zoo has a spare gorilla?
>

 

Emphasis on "used to" <ROTFLMAO>
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe we need to get Kate involved in this discussion. She used to have a
> Libby....
>
> Is this what your engine looks like?
>
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/photos/wk_3_7_engine.jpg

 

Emphasis on "used to" <ROTFLMAO>
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe we need to get Kate involved in this discussion. She used to have a
> Libby....
>
> Is this what your engine looks like?
>
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/photos/wk_3_7_engine.jpg

 

Emphasis on "used to" <ROTFLMAO>
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe we need to get Kate involved in this discussion. She used to have a
> Libby....
>
> Is this what your engine looks like?
>
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/photos/wk_3_7_engine.jpg

 

Emphasis on "used to" <ROTFLMAO>
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe we need to get Kate involved in this discussion. She used to have a
> Libby....
>
> Is this what your engine looks like?
>
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/photos/wk_3_7_engine.jpg

 

Yup, that's what I use. Have two sizes for the two sizes of filters my
vehicles use.

Eric
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44F3A424.A12D2122@***.net...
> This is the type I use:
> http://all-tool.com/BY_MASTER_CATAGO...wrenches_2.htm
> Slide it up as near the threaded end as possible to avoid crushing the
> can.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
>>
>> The removal tool did NOT destroy the oil filter; it just rounded-off
>> the flutes on the filter.
>>
>> Now, I need to find something that will grab onto the filter so it can
>> be unscrewed.

 

Yup, that's what I use. Have two sizes for the two sizes of filters my
vehicles use.

Eric
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44F3A424.A12D2122@***.net...
> This is the type I use:
> http://all-tool.com/BY_MASTER_CATAGO...wrenches_2.htm
> Slide it up as near the threaded end as possible to avoid crushing the
> can.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
>>
>> The removal tool did NOT destroy the oil filter; it just rounded-off
>> the flutes on the filter.
>>
>> Now, I need to find something that will grab onto the filter so it can
>> be unscrewed.

 

Yup, that's what I use. Have two sizes for the two sizes of filters my
vehicles use.

Eric
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44F3A424.A12D2122@***.net...
> This is the type I use:
> http://all-tool.com/BY_MASTER_CATAGO...wrenches_2.htm
> Slide it up as near the threaded end as possible to avoid crushing the
> can.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
>>
>> The removal tool did NOT destroy the oil filter; it just rounded-off
>> the flutes on the filter.
>>
>> Now, I need to find something that will grab onto the filter so it can
>> be unscrewed.

 

Yup, that's what I use. Have two sizes for the two sizes of filters my
vehicles use.

Eric
"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:44F3A424.A12D2122@***.net...
> This is the type I use:
> http://all-tool.com/BY_MASTER_CATAGO...wrenches_2.htm
> Slide it up as near the threaded end as possible to avoid crushing the
> can.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
>>
>> The removal tool did NOT destroy the oil filter; it just rounded-off
>> the flutes on the filter.
>>
>> Now, I need to find something that will grab onto the filter so it can
>> be unscrewed.

 

Whan my daughter worked (very briefly) at the service center of the Jeep
dealership, she came home one day telling me
"Mom, Liberty's SUCK!! If you ever need the oil changed on yours, don't
bring it to me"

Evidently they are VERY hard to get to, even for her scrawny little arms.

I'm sure glad she gave up being a lube jockey...

Kate

"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:H6tIg.1938$o42.685@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Use the metal strap type... should be just fine. Although it's messy, the
> screwdriver method will work. You don't have to turn it far -- just break
> it loose. Then you can do it by hand or with the strap style you have
> now. Like everyone said -- it is messy. Before I got a cap-style for my
> motorcycle, I used the screwdriver method (two or three oil changes). It
> worked every time but made a mess.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> <gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us> wrote in message
> news:1156722156.860418.188320@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>>I tried the strap-type oil-filter wrench shown at:
>>
>> http://automotive.hardwarestore.com/...h--635959.aspx
>>
>> I put the nylon strap around the filter and attached one end of an 1/2"
>> extension-bar to the end of the oil-filter wrench and the other end to
>> a socket wrench.
>>
>> I turned the wrench as hard as I could but the oil filter would NOT
>> unscrew. (I didn't try harder because I was afraid the oil filter might
>> collapse and then it'd become more of a bear to remove).
>>
>> Running a big screwdriver through the filter and using it as a lever to
>> turn the filter sounds good but I don't think there's enough room to
>> reach the screwdriver to turn it.
>>
>> Any other ideas?
>>
>
>