Thread: Stupid placement of TD5 Oil filter.

Some after maket filters are longer and a pain what brand was the filter ?
Mate the best tool ever for removing oil filters is your belt
Had to do the Step sons Lancer to day yep the belt worked on that filter easy peasy '

The Land Rover filter is longer than aftermarket in my experience. I use an oil filter wrench (like oversized multigrips) for all the oil filters - from the Honda to the Land Rover and everything in between.
Sounds similar to my last change though. Oil filter out was relatively easy; couldn't get the same size new one back in without cursing and somehow getting it stuck in odd positions?!!!

I find the best tool to use is a filter wrench which has a spring steel band with punched dimples in it which is tightened by turning a screw adjuster.
It slips over the filter is tightened then turned a bit , repeat until you can move it by hand.
Regards Philip A

I find the plier type the easiest on a td5

I have a strap type that has a 1/2" square drive. It slips up there easily, and I just use a socket extension.

Take a long screwdriver and place it on the top of the oil filter near where the seal is
Then give it a couple of taps with a hammer and even the tightest oil filter will come loose really easy and no more than a couple of minutes.
Also check that they are tight from time to time as they can come loose

If they're tightened to specs you should be able to undo it by hand. First time I did mine I had to punch a screwdriver through it as it had been done up so tight none of my filter removal tools would budge it. I have no trouble doing them by hand these days.

As above using oversize multi grips, loosen, then a plastic shopping bag from under the filter covering it all, one hand holding the bag upright the other unscrewing the filter and plop! filter and oil go in the bag!, oh I do it warm/cold.