What happens if I dont change my oil filter...
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when I am changing my oil. I drained all my oil but I tried to take off the oil filter housing but the the part i used to take off the oil filter housing broke while trying to take off the housing.
I have no extra car to go buy another one so I am kind of stuck. How often are you supposed to change the oil filter btw?
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I bought the car used from a dealership and I went to about 8k since the last change and this is my first oil change. I've had the car about 2 months. I am kind of at work so I dont have all the necessary tools like I do at home such as sand paper or grip paper. How hard is it supposed to be to take off the oil filter anyways? I tried really hard but I might of went the wrong way. I was pulling and pushing towards the front of the car.
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I bought the car used from a dealership and I went to about 8k since the last change and this is my first oil change. I've had the car about 2 months. I am kind of at work so I dont have all the necessary tools like I do at home such as sand paper or grip paper. How hard is it supposed to be to take off the oil filter anyways? I tried really hard but I might of went the wrong way. I was pulling and pushing towards the front of the car.
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Pulling the handle towards the front of the car is the correct direction. I broke the filter housing removal tool too (bought from Oreilly's). I went to walmart and bought the fram oil filter wrench and bent it the first time using it. I bent it back into shape and it worked the second time around.
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Are you using a 64mm filter wrench to remove the filter cap? It shouldn't take much effort to loosen it with a wrench... i can loosen mine with my bare hand with a latex glove on with little effort.
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_s...toy640&x=0&y=0
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_s...toy640&x=0&y=0
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Are you using a 64mm filter wrench to remove the filter cap? It shouldn't take much effort to loosen it with a wrench... i can loosen mine with my bare hand with a latex glove on with little effort.
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_s...toy640&x=0&y=0
http://www.toolsource.com/advanced_s...toy640&x=0&y=0
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got the filter tool to get it off. should be easy.
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The filter unscrews counter-clockwise, it's a standard thread. The last person to change your oil probably tightened it too much. The Assenmacher TOY640 that XprincoX linked is the tool I use, and it works well. Unlike the stamped metal (size F) tool that quickly bends out of shape or the plastic tools that break easily.
With 8,000 miles on your filter, I would definitely change it.
With 8,000 miles on your filter, I would definitely change it.
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You can use the filter a little longer but I personally wouldn't. You could always do the old screwdriver trick. Hammer it through the end of the filter, and turn it.
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Okay, I had to go to a shop and take it off. They used a lift and the guy struggled with a giant wrench thingy to take it off. It was on there pretty tight. I definitely wouldnt be able to get it off in the position i was in. They did it for free since I decided to get an inspection also. Second question, since this is my first time changing my own oil, do I want the oil in between the two dots or closer to the top dot and should i check it when engine car is on or off?
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