you mean the cap on the oil filter casing yeah?
there is a special tool for this, makes the job easy. Ive mashed one up before and sliced my hands up cause i didnt have the right tool, now its easy.
there is a special tool for this, makes the job easy. Ive mashed one up before and sliced my hands up cause i didnt have the right tool, now its easy.
I did the same, used a monkey wrench and it cracked, so I had to pay £16 for a new one. And then buy the proper tool anyway!
I got mine from Ebay, for my car it was just a really big flat socket but i don't know what your car needs. It doesn't need to be an expensive version as it doesn't have to do much, I think mine was made by Laser?
I got mine from Ebay, for my car it was just a really big flat socket but i don't know what your car needs. It doesn't need to be an expensive version as it doesn't have to do much, I think mine was made by Laser?
It is the bottom one on that Halfords link, Laser Oil Filter Cup Wrench, 76mm, 14 flutes.
I had to get one a couple months ago, the filter's pretty impossible to remove otherwise. Make sure you've got the right wrench for it too, 1/4 inch if I remember correctly but then I might be wrong
I had to get one a couple months ago, the filter's pretty impossible to remove otherwise. Make sure you've got the right wrench for it too, 1/4 inch if I remember correctly but then I might be wrong
Ah that sounds right. All I remember is having to hunt all round town to downsize as I only had a 1/2 inch on me!
EDIT: Whoever says 'That's what she said' about my half inch comment is getting a slap...
EDIT: Whoever says 'That's what she said' about my half inch comment is getting a slap...
Yeah, I have to admit I do prefer cars where you replace the full oil filter rather than just the element. It really is a messy job to replace the element!
brought on them laser cup wrench then one of these, http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/tools-repair-kits-fixings/pela/oil-extractor-pump1004535.bhtml never done my own oil change before, wish i had got these ages ago, would of saved me £££
brought on them laser cup wrench then one of these, http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/tools-repair-kits-fixings/pela/oil-extractor-pump1004535.bhtml never done my own oil change before, wish i had got these ages ago, would of saved me £££
Have you used the pella pump with no problems? I have been toying with getting one for ages, but I read somewhere that the dipstick tube on the tdi150's has some sort of gate that shreds the tube on the pella when you try to pull it back out?
For the oil filter cap removal I put a rag over the plastic bit and then use a chain wrench tool
I ordered one today and have to service the car in a 1000 miles so I will try it then.
Seriously, though, it works - done it every time I've done one, not had too many problems.... except when the screwdriver wasn't long enough to make it through to the other side so kept slipping - hammered it through another bit of the thing and it was fine.
I think you can get chain type tools which fit round the filter and grip on it (uses bikechain). Don't know how well they work though!
Whatever you do, don't take the advice of hammering a screwdriver through and using it as a lever to remove the oil filter.
The TDI engine has a solid filter housing with a plastic cap on. Removing the cap gives access to the drop in type paper element filter, and when removed the new one drops in place, then the filter cap is replaced.
The TDI engine has a solid filter housing with a plastic cap on. Removing the cap gives access to the drop in type paper element filter, and when removed the new one drops in place, then the filter cap is replaced.
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Messy, but just hammer a screwdriver all the way through, then turn. Job done.
DUB BOY appears to own a Mk1 Golf, so what he's asking on here for I have no idea.
ANYway, as Viking says, the TDI engines use a paper filter element inside a fixed housing with a plastic cap. Hammer a screwdriver through that and it's expensive. And it won't help you get the cap off in any case.
The cup wrench tools that fit the filter cap on the TDI also fit the flats on the metal can-type replaceable filters you find on other engines, so it isn't a bad investment. I'd only ever use a screwdriver as a last resort, as it's irreversible - if the filter doesn't come off you can't drive the car. Also, some cars have a feed tube attached to the filter mount that goes down inside the filter can. Hammering a screwdriver through the filter is liable to damage them.
Messy, but just hammer a screwdriver all the way through, then turn. Job done.
DUB BOY appears to own a Mk1 Golf, so what he's asking on here for I have no idea.
ANYway, as Viking says, the TDI engines use a paper filter element inside a fixed housing with a plastic cap. Hammer a screwdriver through that and it's expensive. And it won't help you get the cap off in any case.
The cup wrench tools that fit the filter cap on the TDI also fit the flats on the metal can-type replaceable filters you find on other engines, so it isn't a bad investment. I'd only ever use a screwdriver as a last resort, as it's irreversible - if the filter doesn't come off you can't drive the car. Also, some cars have a feed tube attached to the filter mount that goes down inside the filter can. Hammering a screwdriver through the filter is liable to damage them.
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