Shop talk

[markopolo]

I wasn't sad at all to see the floor nailer go

One of the tools I am most pleased about every time I use it is my floor jack. Night & day difference when rotating the cars tires etc. using the quick and easy floor jack compared to getting the car jack out and cranking it up & down x 4 wheels

[markopolo]

I think something was building a nest in the engine air filter housing.

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Some of the foam stuff was torn up too.

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The paper doesn't look like the air filter paper though.

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First ever stuck oil filter for me today. I must have over tightened it last oil change. It just started to collapse under the oil filter wrench.

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I cut as much of the rubber gasket as I could get to with a razor blade. Then I removed a shield that was in the way so I could position the wrench at the top of the filter. Then I pounded on the wrench with hammer to get it to move the filter.

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The wrench bent before I brought out the hammer!

Note to self - do not over-tighten an oil filter ever again

[peteco]

Marko,
I would find an oil filter with a thicker case. You might want to get a cap type filter wrench also.

[markopolo]

Yes, to both thanks

[booster]

You might want to get an oil filter wrench like this:

http://http://www.amazon.com/GearWre...+filter+wrench

I have two sizes, which will cover almost any filter.

They get the crush down at the base where the filter is much stronger.

I have switched over to Wix for all of our filters, and they still have decent cases on them.

[markopolo]

I got the link to work: http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-232.../dp/B000JFN9MM

That looks stronger and basically wraps around minimizing the pressure point my wrench creates. I'd have to get a different size as the filters for this van have a smaller diameter.

Any truth to the Napa Gold = Wix comments I see on forums?

For my van:
Wix: Part Details

Napa Gold: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...060_0508478917

[booster]

Originally Posted by markopolo

I got the link to work: http://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-232.../dp/B000JFN9MM

That looks stronger and basically wraps around minimizing the pressure point my wrench creates. I'd have to get a different size as the filters for this van have a smaller diameter.

Any truth to the Napa Gold = Wix comments I see on forums?

For my van:
Wix: Part Details

Napa Gold: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Ca...060_0508478917

Everything I have ben able to find out confirms the Napa Gold and Wix are the same. I ordered a supply of filters online (good pricing for sure) and 2 part numbers came in Wix boxes and one in Napa.

Those wrenches cover a range of size, so I have gotten by on 2 of them, covering everything from the tiny Honda and John Deere all the way up to the big old US V8 engine sizes.