Oil filter wrench

Had a nightmare changing the oil on my 300tdi today, granted I left it until it nearly went dark before I started and it was freezing cold but...

Undid the sump plug and missed the oil pan by a mile so about 3 litres went on the driveway, another litre hit the steering bar and diverted itself into my face (ouch) and the rest went it my hair (well why take two bottles into the shower)

So next up I tried to remove the oil filter and found I needed arms like a baboon, the thing was stuck well on and after half an hour and hands looking like a bare knuckle fighter I gave up...

Reluctantly as I needed the car for work tomorrow I replaced the sump plug and bunged in the new oil leaving the old filter in place.

My filter wrench is just a cheap chain type and I was wondering if anyone could recommend anything more affective given the limited space available?

Why do Land Rover make serviceable items so bloody hard to reach?

Screwdriver lol

dyte said:

Screwdriver lol

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and a hammer to drive it in

goonarmy said:

and a hammer to drive it in

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Yup ye ha

Yup, hammer and screwdriver then I went for the strap and then the chain but then I saw the light and now it's......

discool said:

Yup, hammer and screwdriver then I went for the strap and then the chain but then I saw the light and now it's......

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Fook af that means spending money

whats that bit called Discool? never seen one before but it seems to make a lot of sense re leverage if it works well. (breaker bar on the bottom?)

EDIT: just found it, sorry its a whiskey and Grolsh night tonight so not all brain cells firing...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TWO-WAY-O...t=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5d321788b0

Next time replace your sump plug with one of these Drainplug 4x4 Store then at least you wont spill oil everywhere.
Your oil filter shouldn't be that tight. Use a hammer and screw driver to get the old one off next time and don't over tighten the new one, then your chain filter wrench should do the job fine

i use plumbers grips the big ones great for leverage, grip well and are adjustable

Here's some :

Oil Filter Wrench Reviews | Oil Filters | Changing Oil Filters | Filter Wrench | Car Oil Filter | Auto Express.

hammer and a hammer to drive it through the filter

Dartmoor Discovery said:

hammer and a hammer to drive it through the filter

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Never seen that done but there's always a first, I think it would be a lot quicker and easier to use a screwdriver than try and drive a hammer through the fillter.