Dylan Ellzey
Member
Just a bit of redneck ingenuity I wish I knew the first time I dealt with a painful oil filter. To save you the time and money running and getting a filter wrench, I have had great luck with using the open end of a ratchet strap on stuck filters. Just loop the end through the anchor hole and put it around the filter, then use the anchor as leverage while twisting. Obviously this won’t work in every scenario/tight fits, but it has come in handy a few times using what I already have. I have long arms, but it worked great to remove the stubborn factory ranger filter on the first change. I use it as well for my wife’s 2017 1.5 escape. There’s no room to gorilla that one so it’s a nice tool I use. Just a thought as it’s something many of us carry around in the truck anyway. Good luck
-Dylan
-Dylan
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