Do I really need this wrench?

[FloydV]

I decided to do the oil change myself, and I see in the service manual that I need this wrench. I have the oil and the filter, and now I need a special wrench just to change the filter?

Reminds me of my wife's V6 Camry. They say to take the intake manifold off to change the back three plugs.

Floyd

 

[JGGUNS]

No you don't need that but you will probably, at a minimum, need an adjustable filter wrench of some type. You can get the ones that look similar to pliers at auto zone that work fine.

 

[FloydV]

Thanks for the info. It says to hand tighten and then turn two full turns. That seems really tight to me. I hand tighten the filters on my other vehicles.

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

Just buy a K&N filter next time. They come with a 17mm nut on the end of them.
I've never really liked cups because they has a tendency to pop off when you twist them and apply force.
If you can turn that with a wrench than you can turn a metal strap wrench.

 

[Lucid]

It's like $4 at the suki store or auto store. It really is important to get it torqued down hard enough. I bought an F4i off a guy once and he said he had just changed the oil/filter a couple weeks before. Couple weeks of owning it, topped out in a group ride in 6th gear, the filter came off! Obviously blowing the motor and spraying the couple guys behind me with oil. NOT GOOD, torque yours down to spec.

 

[karnage]

Mine came off by hand but to get off a bigger set of channel locks works fine.I bought k&n filters which have a not on the end to use a wrench on.

 

[VFRcanada]

Thanks for the info. It says to hand tighten and then turn two full turns. That seems really tight to me. I hand tighten the filters on my other vehicles.

It actually says to tighten 2 full turns after you feel the oil filter gasket contact the mounting surface.

 

[Sous]

KN-138 is all you need.

 

[kitchener rider]

k&n makes it easy

 

[GsxrBots]

These make every oil change easy! No matter what machine you are changing filters on..

 

[Highlander]

1 14mm crush washer and a decent torque wrench for the drain bolt! Torque is 16.5 ft lbs. Too many " I stripped my oil pan" threads here already.

 

[xchief1320]

Here is what I use.

 

[dadofthree]

No, I spin mine off hot with my hand and spin the new one back on the same way, many, many oil changes and no leaks. On the factory filters I had to use a large pair of channel locks. They have a gorilla at the factory

PS I've owned two new Busi and have changed the oil filter every change and I have never seen the filter shown in that picture. Never had the little nut at the end.

 

[AJAY]

Buy that wrench. Getting the filter off is one thing, but putting a new filter on TWO FULL TURNS is another. I practically crushed the can trying to use channel lock-style oil filter wrench the first time I did it and gave up at 1-3/4 turns. And, yes, I have several other types of oil filter wrenches.

You can get a kit of 4 sizes made from aluminum from Harbor Freight, $5.99 plus shipping.
4 Piece End Cap Oil Filter Wrenches
These make the job a thousand times easier.

The K&N filter is also nice and convenient, but the tests show it doesn't compare to the Suzuki filter which is usually cheaper anyway.

 

[BusaWhipped]

Thanks for the info. It says to hand tighten and then turn two full turns. That seems really tight to me. I hand tighten the filters on my other vehicles.

It does not say hand tighten then 2 full turns. It says turn on until the gasket touches the block then 2 full turns.

 

[sportcustoms71]

what is this mythical thing we call an oil change ???

 

[GsxrBots]

what is this mythical thing we call an oil change ???

Its what happens when I drop my bike off at the dealership, and then wait a few minutes to an hour or so, then ride off into the sunset....

 

[skydivr]

It does not say hand tighten then 2 full turns. It says turn on until the gasket touches the block then 2 full turns.

I just did this saturday. I like the K&N because it's got that bolt head on it make it easy to tighten, and has numbers on the side so you can count the 2 full turns. 2 full turns from "gasket touching" is plenty tight (I actually thing 1.5 would have been enough, but it's all about "when the gasket touches". 2 turns from hand tight would be WAAY TOO TIGHT).

Also, tip: take a permanent marker and put the date and mileage on the filter where you can see it after installed; makes it an easy reminder of when you need to change it again....

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

Here is what I use.

Same here. Bought that stupid cup tool, only to find I couldn't get an extension on it for the rachet because of the pipe. Strap wrench did not work either. That one works great!

 

[FloydV]

It's like $4 at the suki store or auto store. It really is important to get it torqued down hard enough. I bought an F4i off a guy once and he said he had just changed the oil/filter a couple weeks before. Couple weeks of owning it, topped out in a group ride in 6th gear, the filter came off! Obviously blowing the motor and spraying the couple guys behind me with oil. NOT GOOD, torque yours down to spec.

$4.00 is OK. Good to know about the torque. Thanks.

Floyd