Tom Francis Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 The oil filter seems to be recessed under the engine. Is there tool needed to remove it? Thanks. Link to comment
Wooster Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 You betcha ! A "cap" wrench, sort of like a big socket correctly sized to the rear of the oil filter. BMW dealers sell them for $20 or so; alternately, you could take a new oil filter to national chain auto supply, e.g., auto zone, and see if they have one that fits. Wooster Link to comment
SWB Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 You betcha ! A "cap" wrench, sort of like a big socket correctly sized to the rear of the oil filter. BMW dealers sell them for $20 or so; alternately, you could take a new oil filter to national chain auto supply, e.g., auto zone, and see if they have one that fits. Wooster ... but take that filter with you and measure your clearances. It took me like a dozen trips to different stores and several returns to find the right #@$@$@# cap wrench. Everything easy turns hard sometimes .... Link to comment
CarrotNC Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 As a last-ditch effort you can always take a $3 cap wrench from Wal-Mart, load it with JB Weld, shove it on the old filter with a wooden stick wedged underneath and wait 6 hours. Like magic, your new single-use custom-fit filter wrench works like a champ. And at $3 it may be cheaper than 4 trips to a store before realizing the OEM filter has more flats than the aftermarket replacements -- and their wrenches. Link to comment
Bob Palin Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Fram type B works fine, but take your filter to the store in case my memory doesn't Link to comment
NoHeat Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 NAPA part 76-14 is $3 and works great. Put it on a 3/8 socket wrench. I bought it on the recommendation of this post. If you buy something else, make sure it has 14 flutes. Link to comment
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