Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
08-27-2006, 08:56 PM
#31
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Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
Last time I had this problem, I sent the old lady to th store. She returned
with a tool that looked like a large pair of pliers. With 5 or 6 sharp
teeth. Squeeze it onto the filter and the teeth bite into it. It's short
enough to reach in there but long enough to get plenty of leverage and make
a breeze of the tightest filters. Grab it closer to the engine to reduce the
possibilty of twisting the cannister. If all else fails, fill the engine
back up with oil and take it to Jiffy Lube.
Carl
<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?
>
with a tool that looked like a large pair of pliers. With 5 or 6 sharp
teeth. Squeeze it onto the filter and the teeth bite into it. It's short
enough to reach in there but long enough to get plenty of leverage and make
a breeze of the tightest filters. Grab it closer to the engine to reduce the
possibilty of twisting the cannister. If all else fails, fill the engine
back up with oil and take it to Jiffy Lube.
Carl
<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?
>
08-27-2006, 08:56 PM
#32
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Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
Last time I had this problem, I sent the old lady to th store. She returned
with a tool that looked like a large pair of pliers. With 5 or 6 sharp
teeth. Squeeze it onto the filter and the teeth bite into it. It's short
enough to reach in there but long enough to get plenty of leverage and make
a breeze of the tightest filters. Grab it closer to the engine to reduce the
possibilty of twisting the cannister. If all else fails, fill the engine
back up with oil and take it to Jiffy Lube.
Carl
<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?
>
with a tool that looked like a large pair of pliers. With 5 or 6 sharp
teeth. Squeeze it onto the filter and the teeth bite into it. It's short
enough to reach in there but long enough to get plenty of leverage and make
a breeze of the tightest filters. Grab it closer to the engine to reduce the
possibilty of twisting the cannister. If all else fails, fill the engine
back up with oil and take it to Jiffy Lube.
Carl
<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?
>
08-27-2006, 08:56 PM
#33
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Posts: n/a
Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
Last time I had this problem, I sent the old lady to th store. She returned
with a tool that looked like a large pair of pliers. With 5 or 6 sharp
teeth. Squeeze it onto the filter and the teeth bite into it. It's short
enough to reach in there but long enough to get plenty of leverage and make
a breeze of the tightest filters. Grab it closer to the engine to reduce the
possibilty of twisting the cannister. If all else fails, fill the engine
back up with oil and take it to Jiffy Lube.
Carl
<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?
>
with a tool that looked like a large pair of pliers. With 5 or 6 sharp
teeth. Squeeze it onto the filter and the teeth bite into it. It's short
enough to reach in there but long enough to get plenty of leverage and make
a breeze of the tightest filters. Grab it closer to the engine to reduce the
possibilty of twisting the cannister. If all else fails, fill the engine
back up with oil and take it to Jiffy Lube.
Carl
<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?
>
08-27-2006, 11:08 PM
#34
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Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
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?
>
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?
>
08-27-2006, 11:08 PM
#35
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Posts: n/a
Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
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?
>
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?
>
08-27-2006, 11:08 PM
#36
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
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?
>
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?
>
08-27-2006, 11:08 PM
#37
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
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?
>
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?
>
08-28-2006, 08:50 AM
#38
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Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
> The last time I replaced the oil filter, I left the oil-filter cap on
> the fluted end of the filter. Now, the oil-filter cap just spins on the
> filter. I've gotten the cap off but the fluted "corners" of the filter
> have been rounded off so I don't think I can use a new cap. How can I
> unscrew the filter? Is there another tool that I can use to grab onto
> the filter?
I'm not sure how it could ever be that tight. I always do my own oil
changes. I put a drop of oil on the filter rubber gasket and tighten it
as snug as possible with one hand. I rarely need to use 2 hands to
remove it.
I have a good selection of filter wrenches because every vehicle I buy
seems to require one for the first oil change. My favourites are the
fluted cup (fits my 1/2 inch drive bar) and the floppy closed pliers. I
haven't used the GBF screwdriver in many years.
Merrill
08-28-2006, 08:50 AM
#39
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Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
> The last time I replaced the oil filter, I left the oil-filter cap on
> the fluted end of the filter. Now, the oil-filter cap just spins on the
> filter. I've gotten the cap off but the fluted "corners" of the filter
> have been rounded off so I don't think I can use a new cap. How can I
> unscrew the filter? Is there another tool that I can use to grab onto
> the filter?
I'm not sure how it could ever be that tight. I always do my own oil
changes. I put a drop of oil on the filter rubber gasket and tighten it
as snug as possible with one hand. I rarely need to use 2 hands to
remove it.
I have a good selection of filter wrenches because every vehicle I buy
seems to require one for the first oil change. My favourites are the
fluted cup (fits my 1/2 inch drive bar) and the floppy closed pliers. I
haven't used the GBF screwdriver in many years.
Merrill
08-28-2006, 08:50 AM
#40
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Posts: n/a
Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
gcotterl@co.riverside.ca.us wrote:
> The last time I replaced the oil filter, I left the oil-filter cap on
> the fluted end of the filter. Now, the oil-filter cap just spins on the
> filter. I've gotten the cap off but the fluted "corners" of the filter
> have been rounded off so I don't think I can use a new cap. How can I
> unscrew the filter? Is there another tool that I can use to grab onto
> the filter?
I'm not sure how it could ever be that tight. I always do my own oil
changes. I put a drop of oil on the filter rubber gasket and tighten it
as snug as possible with one hand. I rarely need to use 2 hands to
remove it.
I have a good selection of filter wrenches because every vehicle I buy
seems to require one for the first oil change. My favourites are the
fluted cup (fits my 1/2 inch drive bar) and the floppy closed pliers. I
haven't used the GBF screwdriver in many years.
Merrill
