Oil Filter removal tools

[DWABoat]

I keep a roll of 2” wide skateboard tape on-hand for this problem. I clean the filter with some acetone, put a single strand of skateboard tape near the outer end to keep from collapsing the center, and use the strap like a pissed-off Silverback!

 

[alnav]

I use Channellock oil filter wrench as well:

Am I the only one here who has confused right-tight with left-loose because the filter is upside-down? I just did mine yesterday and had to constantly conjure up the right mental image to make sure I was going in the right direction. I have certainly in the past tightened a filter I was trying to take off, then had a hell of a time getting it loose again.

 

[Shaps]

I use Channellock oil filter wrench as well:

Am I the only one here who has confused right-tight with left-loose because the filter is upside-down? I just did mine yesterday and had to constantly conjure up the right mental image to make sure I was going in the right direction. I have certainly in the past tightened a filter I was trying to take off, then had a hell of a time getting it loose again.

Been there... Done that...
I also use a version of those pliers.

 

[Jaybeaux]

I "always" give a visual with my right thumb to confirm rotation direction before starting. It's a habit now! The Right Hand Rule.

 

[scooper321]

I use Channellock oil filter wrench as well:

Am I the only one here who has confused right-tight with left-loose because the filter is upside-down? I just did mine yesterday and had to constantly conjure up the right mental image to make sure I was going in the right direction. I have certainly in the past tightened a filter I was trying to take off, then had a hell of a time getting it loose again.

Working on a boat, this is a frequent mental exercise. Anything you’re threading is never straight up. And neither are you!

 

[JVM225]

Monster Channel Locks

 

[hughespat57]

I've used this. Over the years I've had some filters that were impossible to spin by hand and in a heck of a location so this let me put some extensions on it and weave them through the labyrinth of pipes to get at an impossibly stuck filter, then use a 1/2" breaker bar to apply a lot of torque.

Have used this one for twenty plus years never had a filter i couldnt get loose

 

[hughespat57]

https://www.toolsource.com/misc-c-318/heavy-duty-strap-filter-wrench-p-159082.html
$5

 

[brewster16]

https://www.toolsource.com/misc-c-318/heavy-duty-strap-filter-wrench-p-159082.html
$5

Me too