black s13

thats exactly how we get stuck filters off at jiffy lube. then again, we also tighten our new filters are hard as possible... thats how they want it done.

nightwalker

if you go to Jiffy lube for oil changes, I really feel sorry for you.

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Twinkie

word. hahaha

Inland180

good idea. ill try it next time...cuz i dont know about those crappy clamps.

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Ritz S14

You guys are DAMN sad if you need a thread on how to remove an oil filter. It's not rocket science.

Twinkie

whats sad is that you actually checked out a thread, and took your time just to post that in a thread that isnt relevant to you.

i hear of people taking their time n strength to pry a tight oil filter off from the snug area unter the intake manifold, so i thought it would help to give some advice on taking an oil filter off less than 30 seconds.

nrg

um.. get the oil filter stocket with a 3/4 drive from autozone. Works great for me.
I need to change my oil tomorrow. I'm going to put a K&N oil filter into a fram box and get charged the fram price at autozone

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90RS13

I hope you're joking. If not, that's pretty sad.

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ALTRNTV

LOL, let us know how it goes!

AKADriver

The oil filter socket works if the oil filter you have is a perfectly standard size.

The oil filter that came on my Protege was just slightly smaller than spec, so oil filter sockets would just slip. I couldn't hammer a smaller one on because they don't make smaller oil filters than that!

tastyratz

theres an autozone run by dicks in my area, and i feel no problem taking the k&n filter and putting it in the box of a valuewhatever filter. why? 15$ filter for like 2.37 or so (i get the big one since i relocated) and i get a warm feeling screwing them. other than that id never use anything but a k&n, mobile1, or OLD stp filter. stp does NOT make the filters they used to at time of review and now are barely above the low par of fram. Fram makes a very poorly constructed cardboard based filter that does not handle the high pressure needs of racing well. the oiling system accounts for most of wear related damage, dont skimp there. mobil1 oil only for my baby too! read reviews and check stuff out yourself... also im gonna jump in with the only snug down your oil filter comment. dont forget to put oil on the o ring and fill the filter with oil before you put the new one on too.

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ISTOTOSAO

Just a thought but do you guys put oil on the rubber seal around the filter? I have never had a problem by doing it this way.

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ALTRNTV

I put oil around the rubber seal, and around the hole it gets screwed into.

black s13

i dont take my car to jiffy lube, im an assistant manager there. people complain that we sometimes tighten them too much, but the majority of them come back to us anyway, so its not a problem. the tightest filters are from the factory, and then from the dealership behind that. original filters are always the hardest to get off.

cheez80

none of you guys use oem filters?

evilimport

What is K&N's product model number for the SR oil filter anyway?

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TurDz

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=227996

very knowledgable guy...he does oil test analysists for many of the members on maxima.org, and he knows what he's talking about when it comes to filters (he's done a lot of hands on research and testing)

it applies to VQ engines but it's still worth a read. there's a whole forum on oil alone

btw fram sucks

HaLo

I use OEM Nissan filters. Now to say which one, I don't remember. Gonna double check the part number. Always worked well for me.

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nismo2491

I did the screwdriver thing once, and then my uncle (big big racer from indiana, real well known and respected in the circle track crowd) taught me the sandpaper trick.
KEvin

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ryan hagen

does anyone know who make a adapter for a remote mount for a ka?i forgot the thread pitch and oring diameter. i got a remote filter mount from a 4.3L blazer and just need some thing to replace my stock filter to adapt to the remote mount, i know nismo makes one but its ushally out of stock

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Brian

i've been using Mobil1 for a while, but i got an OEM one last time.
It's SLIGHTLY cheaper, so i figure it's probably going to be worth it.

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nismo2491

uhh ford2.3L adapter I think fits. can't remember offhand but some adapter fits our cars right
KEvin

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slivia-junkie

bring it to jiffy lube give me a nice car insted of the crapy cars we get

but for filter preference i like the acdelco ones

Phlip

Stock filter, stock filter, stock filter!!! Cheaper than all of those other uselessly costly filters

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DocTaDrifT

i just changed my oil today and it took me longer to get the filter back on then it did to take it off

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