Oil filter wrench recommendations

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My oil filter is fairly inaccessible and for the first time I've been unable to get it off by hand, I obviously overtightened last year. I have a side on wrench but can't get enough purchase because of limited access and wondered about the various end on wrenches that are advertised eg:

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cht719-two-way-three-jaw-oil-filter-wre/

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cht243-oil-filter-chain-wrench/

Does anyone have any recommendations/thoughts? I don't mind paying for a good tool.

As always, thanks in advance.
 
Mine is like this

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I don't know if it's the best but I got it for 50p in a s/h tool shop and it works perfectly. I have also a Boa Constrictor strap wrench and that works fine
 
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I've got all of the Machinemart wrenches. I find the strap wrench cht245 the best for difficult filters and it doesn't split the casing. Have you tried wrapping a 120 grit electric sander sheet round the filter and trying to remove by hand? I know I have huge hands (20 years milking cows) but this works for me most times.
 
sarabande said:
A third type, which works well in restricted access areas :-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Am-Tech-3-...1514990217&sr=8-2&keywords=oil+filter+removal
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Isn't this Am-Tech 3-Leg tool exactly the same as the Clark Two Way Three Jaw tool OP had in his link?

All the ones mentioned earlier are MUCH better than the type shown below (so avoid these):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWIVEL-O...PAIR-ADJUSTABLE-REMOVAL-TOOL-26D/332171035614

I was given one of these and they are pretty useless. Strap and chain types were much better (luckily, I found mine a few months after losing it).

I found one like the one in #6 (Aeolus) in Spain for under 2 euro and it also works very well, so kept on boat.
 
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lw395 said:
These make everything else look silly, if you've got the right one for the filter.
My old bike, I had two different ones, because different brands of filter had different numbers of flats.
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Yes you do need one for the type of filter you have but they do work well, normally with an extension and coupling you can loosen the filter enough to spin off my hand.
 
I had an awkward to get at and to get a grip on oil filter and ended up buying a longer filter.now so much easier.
The removing tool with 3 jaws if you put some rubber tubing on each of the jaws it grips a lot better.
 
The Oil Filter on Catre is impossible to get at, it's underneath the MD22 at an angle fore and aft and at 45 degrees sideways, I have tried different many Oil Filter wrenches - all without success.
1) Belt / Strap
2) Chain
3) Oil Filter Pliers

You can barely get your hand on the Filter and if you can get a wrench on then you can't get any leverage or motion. Even after removing the Alternator Belt and swinging that away there is barely enough room to get your arm through and grasp the filter

For the 1st service after purchase I got the local independent Marine "Mechanic" to service and winterise the engine and was horrified to see him use a long Screwdriver and Hammer - after 4 years I've come to the conclusion that a 2ft "Hammer through" screwdriver or cold chisel is the easiest and cleanest way to remove it. The trick is to make a indentation in the rim of the Filter at 90 degrees and then use that to "tap" the filter anticlockwise.

No puncturing of the filter is involved - I definitely don't do the screwdriver through one side and out of the other method. And the filter is dropped into a plastic bag in the bilges to save any spillage
 
Suprised no-one's mentioned a pair of Marigold washing up gloves. It's amazing the amount of grip you get with them. My filter is fairly inaccessible and I get mine off one handed. Dead cheap and even cheaper if you can slip them into your pocket when in the kitchen!
Mike
 
KevinT1 said:
For the 1st service after purchase I got the local independent Marine "Mechanic" to service and winterise the engine and was horrified to see him use a long Screwdriver and Hammer - after 4 years I've come to the conclusion that a 2ft "Hammer through" screwdriver or cold chisel is the easiest and cleanest way to remove it. The trick is to make a indentation in the rim of the Filter at 90 degrees and then use that to "tap" the filter anticlockwise.
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I hope the bill said "For hitting with hammer - 50p; For knowing how and where to hit it - £55".
 
There's really no need to screw filters on so tightly! A smear of oil on the sealing ring, spin on, then another half turn should be fine. And it'll undo easily by hand when it needs replacing.
 
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