oil change lol
Captain
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Haha nice. I also never heard of using a wrench to tighten the filter, only to take it off. I would just be afraid of not being able to take it off...
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From: MI USA
i to changed my oil today and well it still isnt done i mean we did a whole plenum change and put cold air on and through the whole process changing the oil has been the hardest part the dang filter wont come off we pulled on it so hard with a filter wrench it crinckled the filter then tried the screw driver in it still cant get it any ideas guys??
They grip into the little dimples on the bottom and work pretty good, if you have the right size.
But if you bent the bottom out of shape they likely won't work.
Captain
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From: Georgetown Texas
On tightening the filter, I run with it hand tight. That's all. I've never had one fall off, and neither has my Stepfather. Him being an ASE certified tech, and changing oil all his life, I'd say it's okay. I do grant that a person's arm strength plays a huge role in this. What's hand tight to me, could be completely torqued to another person.
Captain
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From: Georgetown Texas
That doesn't work. The only reason people fill the filter with oil is because they have this thought stuck in their head that an empty filter will make the engine scavenge for oil. This line of thought is mostly true, but if your using the stock filter size, it's not an issue. There isn't enough filter volume to worry about. Not to mention, I dunno if people that fill the filter are taking that out of their 5 quarts, or they are in turn adding the full 5 quarts on top of filling the filter. Either way, on mine, leaving the filter untouched, and just filling with 5 quarts, puts me right in the middle of the SAFE line.
On tightening the filter, I run with it hand tight. That's all. I've never had one fall off, and neither has my Stepfather. Him being an ASE certified tech, and changing oil all his life, I'd say it's okay. I do grant that a person's arm strength plays a huge role in this. What's hand tight to me, could be completely torqued to another person.
On tightening the filter, I run with it hand tight. That's all. I've never had one fall off, and neither has my Stepfather. Him being an ASE certified tech, and changing oil all his life, I'd say it's okay. I do grant that a person's arm strength plays a huge role in this. What's hand tight to me, could be completely torqued to another person.
I use a K&N filter and fill it, Its larger than the Mopar. If you think about it though. There is a time where there is no oil in the engine when you first start it. Granted it only goes without for about 2 seconds but still. Its so easy to put some in why not do it? And I use about 1/2 a quart in filter and the rest in and gets perfectly on the SAFE line.
oh well
Champion
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From: Sycamore, Illinois (displaced to Arkansas)
first i felt ok with the job i had done until i remembered that you have to fill the oil filter with oil and rub some on the rubber seal and hand tighten the oil filter. so basically im wondering what if anything will happen to my engine since i didnt fill the filter up with oil and tightened it snugly with a wrench (not hard enough to mash the gasket)
If you didn't, you might have a hard time getting the gasket off next time.
Also, as has been talked about, tightening the filter too much when you install it, can make it tough to remove. (Basically, tighten the filter hand tight, don't crank down on it)