or you have really small hands...

not that there is anything wrong with that....

beers

 

your a fatty

 

Ok, i'll tell you the secret.

Change the Oil in the morning when the car is cold.

Warm it up 3 to 5 minutes.

The filter never gets hot enough to stick. As long as you put it on hand tight it will come off everytime using this method. No need to change Oil with a super hot engine and engine bay.

 

skinny!!

beers

 

Seriously, it's one of f the easiest filters I have removed. Recently let a quicky shops do it b/c I was out of town and had to coach em through the whole process. I figured I was in trouble when they asked 2X how many cylinders it had. Then one of the guys said his friend inherited a million dollars, bought an 8, and burnt the clutch out in a week. That's when I said to myself, "self never again!"

 

Yes sir you are correct. I do the same. You should just tighten it enough to hold everything tightly in place. once it tightens up, or gets difficult to turn I give it one 1/4 turn extra and leave it be.
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I also put a little oil on my finger and spread it on the rubber seal of the filter. It will help it seal and it will also come off easyer next time.

 

I'm going to go contrary to some of the advice here. If you look at the OEM filter, it says to tighten 1 + 1/6 turns after it makes contact. In my opinion, a filter that you can remove by hand is too loose, and I've got pretty strong hands. An oil leak while driving is a lot more expensive (or at least annoying) proposition than dealing with a stuck filter. And I'm sure none of you have ever had a leak because of it, but still not worth it, imo. The cap wrench will work well to remove if you oil the gasket, and also take care to tap the wrench down securely onto the filter before applying force. Ignoring torque specs for the oil filter doesn't make any more sense than ignoring them for lugnuts, etc., imho.

 

I've never seen a mechanic check torque specs on lugs and oil filters. What's the difference b/t 32lbs and 32.08 lbs in the tires? One is still in the optimal range. What you are talking about is perfection. If you have that level of attention to detail then I bow to you and bestow upon thy neck the gold oil filter medallion of precision.

 

You're being too cute with your .08psi analogy. There's nearly a 5 times difference between 1/4 turn and 1 1/6 turns of the filter. There's a big difference between 65 lb-ft of torque on the lugnuts and 108 lb-ft. Ask Mazda, they revised the lugnut specifications in a TSB because of problems in the field. A mechanic who doesn't properly use a torque wrench when mounting wheels is lazy or an idiot, but there are plenty of both. I don't see how following the instructions printed RIGHT ON THE FILTER makes me ridiculous. I guess I should just close my eyes while I turn the wrench. Otherwise I see the indicator dots painted precisely (Oh No!) at 1/6 turn intervals.

 

I concur ,,I have two sets of them small and large. Nothing like it for ease of filter removal.
Of course I have had to use the 'ol chisel on the base before.