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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: whit on 15 May 2008, 20:14

Title: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: whit on 15 May 2008, 20:14
whenever i do an oil change i always find removing the oil filter is particularly messy and oil gets everywhere!!!

is there a nack to it or any little tips for removing it without oil getting everywhere?

thanks
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: Pete Taylor on 16 May 2008, 17:22
Drain the oil when it is still hot/warm that way a lot more of the oil will drain out before you remove the filter. When you take the filter out, keep it the same way up to save tipping the oil in the filter out
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: mark3valver on 17 May 2008, 11:26
get a proper tool to do it, as apposed to jamming a screwdriver through it like I do, certainly not the cleanest way lol
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: Pete Taylor on 17 May 2008, 11:36
get a proper tool to do it, as apposed to jamming a screwdriver through it like I do, certainly not the cleanest way lol

Get a large pair of grips on it, i bought one of the chain removal tools, utter tosh
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: kells on 17 May 2008, 11:56
filter shouldnt be on that tight in the first place, but the screwdriver trick is always a good one :laugh:
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: Guy on 17 May 2008, 12:06
whenever i do an oil change i always find removing the oil filter is particularly messy and oil gets everywhere!!!

get someone else to do it!!    :laugh:
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: mark3valver on 17 May 2008, 12:41
yeah I didn't mean the chain tool, meant the rubber belt grip things work a treat on it
Title: Re: removing oil filter without making a mess - how?!?!?
Post by: Stu G on 17 May 2008, 13:01
oil and filter changes are always a bit messy anyway. and big pair of grips normally gets filters off anyway