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stevo
15th November 2009, 03:36 PM
hi there, just finished doing the service on my disco and we all know that the oil filter can be a PITA to change, I tried this and it worked after trying to get it undone by hand.

I wrapped some thick twin flex speaker cable twice around filter and keeping tension on both ends of cable pulled one end harder to spin the filter off, it worked so am happy.
Jordos D2
15th November 2009, 04:08 PM
hi there, just finished doing the service on my disco and we all know that the oil filter can be a PITA to change, I tried this and it worked after trying to get it undone by hand.

I wrapped some thick twin flex speaker cable twice around filter and keeping tension on both ends of cable pulled one end harder to spin the filter off, it worked so am happy.


i will have to give that a try :) i normaly were these rubber gloves i get from work they are great for non slip until you get oil on them
crump
15th November 2009, 06:57 PM
I use a pair of 450mm Knippex Multi Grips, works every time.
Yorkie
15th November 2009, 07:54 PM
i was very happy that my hand tight from previous service meant i was able to remove without tools this time. :D
cheers
yorkie
LandyAndy
15th November 2009, 08:58 PM
Yorkie
Beware the TD5 spin on filter being too loose,they have been known to start leaking.
Andrew
Hendrik
16th November 2009, 02:14 AM
Here's another trick that I got from my LR mechanic mate. Take a long flat head screw driver and a hammer and gently tap the filter on or just below the filter, it comes off very easily that way, it doesn't really matter if you dent the filter as you will be chucking it anyway. When doing it up, do it up as tightly as possible by hand and just give it a light tap on the rim, this time being careful not to damage the filter.
Yorkie
16th November 2009, 10:46 AM
Yorkie
Beware the TD5 spin on filter being too loose,they have been known to start leaking.
Andrew

cheers, i have read about that and to date no issues. :)
Liam
crash
16th November 2009, 02:34 PM
After trying several oil filter wrenches and techniques with varying degrees of success, I purchased a set of oil filter pliers and they work fantastic both taking off and that last bit of nip up after hand tightnening.