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What you do is thake the old oil filter you take out of the car with you to Supercrap and hand it to the Chick behind the counter to check stock. Make sure it has some oil on it so she can spill it on herself and the counter in the process. Look for a dumb one.. Works well ! ooops Sorry it has oil in it. !!!

Why do you do it up so tight?

Before I change the filter I wipe the rubber seal with fresh oil and do the filter up until it *just* seals and then do another 1/3 to 1/2 a turn. Easy peasy to just undo it with your hand next time without the need for a special tool

Why do you do it up so tight?

take a 3/8" drive socket - it's a cam action, it tightens up as you undo it with the socket ratchet. Took a couple of minutes to work out how it behaved, but is very easy to use now, don't even need to take the grille out

can of autosol shown for illustrative purposes only

and not included in sale

Author:	belgord [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:35 am ]
Post subject:	Filter question
Just a quicky I have this on my mini http://www.minisport.com.au/prod1003.htm and want to get a new filter for it from supercrap. anyone know the applicable part number to use if i get a ryco brand filter? or is it just easier if i take it in and size it up? cheers Brendan

Author:	Convertible Mini [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:48 am ]
Post subject:	Oil filter.
What you do is thake the old oil filter you take out of the car with you to Supercrap and hand it to the Chick behind the counter to check stock. Make sure it has some oil on it so she can spill it on herself and the counter in the process. Look for a dumb one.. Works well ! ooops Sorry it has oil in it. !!!

Author:	justminis [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:50 am ]
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Ryco equivalent is Z418.

Author:	belgord [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:53 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Oil filter.
Convertible Mini wrote: What you do is thake the old oil filter you take out of the car with you to Supercrap and hand it to the Chick behind the counter to check stock. Make sure it has some oil on it so she can spill it on herself and the counter in the process. Look for a dumb one.. Works well ! ooops Sorry it has oil in it. !!! muahahahahah I like that idea. thanks for the prompt reply justminis.

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:13 am ]
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Ryco filters are now made in China like most of the others, so I now use `Cooper' brand ones (made in the same place). $3.50 ea, if I buy a dozen.

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Author:	simon k [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:12 am ]
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and now you can test out the procedure for getting it off, as per my quote your signature now that I've got a proper tool (grabs it from underneath ~$8 from supercrap) it's much nicer

Author:	1018cc [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:07 am ]
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Why do you do it up so tight? Before I change the filter I wipe the rubber seal with fresh oil and do the filter up until it just seals and then do another 1/3 to 1/2 a turn. Easy peasy to just undo it with your hand next time without the need for a special tool

Author:	simon k [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:12 am ]
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Sir Spamalot wrote: Why do you do it up so tight? Before I change the filter I wipe the rubber seal with fresh oil and do the filter up until it just seals and then do another 1/3 to 1/2 a turn. Easy peasy to just undo it with your hand next time without the need for a special tool I don't do it up tight - I do it the same as you, maybe a little tighter, but only hand tight..... I guess I'm just a wuss

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:19 am ]
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Sir Spamalot wrote: Why do you do it up so tight? Before I change the filter I wipe the rubber seal with fresh oil and do the filter up until it just seals and then do another 1/3 to 1/2 a turn. Easy peasy to just undo it with your hand next time without the need for a special tool I used to do it that way until I found it barely `2 fingers tight' at 1000 miles.. Now I get it pretty hand tight.

Author:	Davo111 [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:54 pm ]
Post subject:	SUPERcrap
put up a pic of the supercrap thingie thaT GRABS IT FROM UNDERNEATH.

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:27 pm ]
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I have a T&E 4278, better made than the Supercrap one. Just found it on the web in a catalog but it's PDF and I can't grab the pic. Google www.tetools.com load the catalog and scroll down to oil filter tools.

Author:	simon k [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:05 pm ]
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take a 3/8" drive socket - it's a cam action, it tightens up as you undo it with the socket ratchet. Took a couple of minutes to work out how it behaved, but is very easy to use now, don't even need to take the grille out can of autosol shown for illustrative purposes only

Author:	rehab1964 [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:27 pm ]
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simon k wrote: take a 3/8" drive socket - it's a cam action, it tightens up as you undo it with the socket ratchet. Took a couple of minutes to work out how it behaved, but is very easy to use now, don't even need to take the grille out can of autosol shown for illustrative purposes only and not included in sale

Author:	minidrifter [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:24 pm ]
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theyre quite a handy little thing to have i'll admit, and not that expensive either

Author:	drmini in aust [ Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:40 pm ]
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Here's mine, the Yankee original. There are cheapo Asian copies about that use 3 bent bolts instead of gear arms.. That is a 1/2-3/8 drive adaptor in the middle...

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