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"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 06/22/2015 at 03:54 • Filed to: None

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That took some getting off...

Sam > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/22/2015 at 04:26

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My brother had to do the same thing on his Corolla yesterday.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Sam 06/22/2015 at 04:40

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Yeah sometimes they just don’t want to budge. Access was shitty for this one too

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/22/2015 at 07:21

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Screwdriver? I don’t think I’ve ever encountered one that hasn’t welded itself to the mount.

Funktheduck > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/22/2015 at 07:34

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That’s how my mom’s looks like everytime my stepdad changes her oil. It's in a spot that's easier just to stab and turn than to get a hand in or use a filter wrench and turn a cm at a time.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/22/2015 at 07:58

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The tire iron had a sharp end so I hammered that through it. This is the first I’d had to force off.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Funktheduck 06/22/2015 at 08:12

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Yeah this was behind the engine under the intake manifold so access was terrible.

Funktheduck > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/22/2015 at 08:43

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I've been noticing the newer my cars get, the harder it is to get at the filter. They're being designed to be worked on by mechanics with a lift.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Funktheduck 06/22/2015 at 13:31

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Depends really. My 2010 car has excellent access yet this car we had trouble with is a 1999.

Wacko > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/23/2015 at 09:04

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That’s why I got filter wrenches. Got one of each size, since we got 3 cars with different filter sizes. The wrench I bought when I had my sx4 even fits my ATV and snowmobile.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Wacko 06/23/2015 at 09:06

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We had a filter wrench, even that wouldn’t budge it.

Wacko > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/23/2015 at 11:48

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I got two types, the black plastic caps, and a metal claw that fits all sizes and squishes the filter the harder you turn.

I always find that the dealer screws on the filters too tight, that's why I got all the wrenches.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Wacko 06/23/2015 at 12:00

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We had the chain one. I think the Hulk put this filter on and welded it for good measure.