Oil filter socket question

[Thisday]

You can get smaller torque wrenches from screwfix/machine mart. I just used my wheel one as it went down to what I needed.

Has anyone even seen anything with a setting less than 25Nm?

[Greggy1]

Halfords professional one won a group test in auto express a while back for its consistency. 3/8ths drive ratchet was around £50 and starts at 8nm so very good for small bolts etc

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[Quinten]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_178843_langId_-1_categoryId_165469  £75 ouch

[Guest BigJase88]

Water pump pliers!

No bother! And a rag so you don't mark it! Easy peasy!

Or on a screw on filter the old screwdriver trick does the job if your struggling lol!

Proper pikey diy mechanic me!!

[giandougl]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_178843_langId_-1_categoryId_165469  £75 ouch

No, No, No, use your 12 point 32mm socket with a 'T' bar to release the oil filter cap/nut and tighten with the same.

There simply IS NO NEED to buy a torque wrench to carry-out this simple operation Quinten.

Tighten on the side of caution, it's better to be a bit slack and oil weeps out, so you would then nip it up a- touch more.

Don't forget to renew 'O' oil ring that sits on the oil filter cap/nut.

[Guest BigJase88]

And put a smear of old oil round the new ring

[Breezy_Pete]

No, No, No, use your 12 point socket with a 'T' bar to release the oil filter cap/nut and tighten with the same.

There simply IS NO NEED to buy a torque wrench to carry-out this simple operation Quinten.

Tighten on the side of caution, it's better to be a bit slack and oil weeps out, so you would then nip it up a- touch more.

Don't forget to renew 'O' oil ring that sits on the oil filter cap/nut.

 

Actually, I tend to agree.  There's so much friction on a thread with that diameter that (IMO) there's zero chance of it unscrewing itself, even if it was only finger-tight. 

The torque rating will be intended to prevent over-tightening and damage to the plastic threads, not because the exact value is functionally critical. 

 

Edit: And it won't leak, even at finger-tightness, 'cos the o-ring seal is radial onto the inside diameter of the housing, not axial onto its end face.

[Quinten]

Cheers for the confirmation on the oil filter cap tools...  By now I've pretty much convinced myself I can do all my car DIY with just a pocket knife and a bit of blue-tak

 

Hopefully mr postie delivers my oil tomorrow...

[Phil-J]

No, No, No, use your 12 point socket with a 'T' bar to release the oil filter cap/nut and tighten with the same.

There simply IS NO NEED to buy a torque wrench to carry-out this simple operation Quinten.

Tighten on the side of caution, it's better to be a bit slack and oil weeps out, so you would then nip it up a- touch more.

Don't forget to renew 'O' oil ring that sits on the oil filter cap/nut.

No reason why he can't have one in his toolbox, that he could use again in future. Given the fact the manufacturer gives a torque figure for the filter cap anyway.

[Tech1e]

30 Nm for the sump plug so if you have one you can use it for the cap at 25 Nm.

[@Lee]

Over-tightening can cause small hairline fractures in the filter cap around the hex head, as I've found to my cost. A new cap ~£24, an engine bay clean (prices vary) and more oil. Don't under tighten, and definitely don't over tighten.

[Quinten]

Oil arrived (thankfully) this morning and 2 hours later, the Pela 6000 had sucked the life out of the engine  What a brilliant invention!  I had not need to worry about having the right socket or not as the cap unscrewed easily (not *that* easy ) and when tightening you can sort of get a feel of when it is tight or not.  Rocket science, pah!

 

Now, how do I get the Pela clean again?