Hi
I am about to do a oil and oil filter change on a N14 1992 Nissan Pulsar Ti 2.0 litre engine and I was just brushing up on the procedure in Hanyes car manual and it says for the 2 litre engine there is a special oil filter removal tool, I thought Ok had a look for the oil filter and I'm not surprised that I need a special tool, because of its very tight location!!!!!!
Has any one done an oil filter change on a N14 1992 Nissan Pulsar Ti 2.0 litre engine and if so what tool did you use (pics would be greatly appreicated)
Screwdriver anyone? That's what's been recommended to me. I've tried those oil filter wrenches and they just suck... well at least mine does. Get down and dirty and use a screwdriver! :thumbup:
Are you one of those people who use a filter wrench to put new oil filters on?
wildmane said:
Screwdriver anyone? That's what's been recommended to me. I've tried those oil filter wrenches and they just suck... well at least mine does. Get down and dirty and use a screwdriver!
All ready had one(but to big for oil filter used for my Ford Falcon), bought another two oil removal tool, both good quality tools, just the wrong tool for the job. The problem is there is not enough room to move, even just getting my hand in there is a problem. There is just too many other pipes and brake fuild canister is just in the way
wildmane said:
Screwdriver anyone? That's what's been recommended to me. I've tried those oil filter wrenches and they just suck... well at least mine does. Get down and dirty and use a screwdriver!
Yeah had alook at that option and even then there is not enough room to move the screwdriver. just didn't want to risk it.
In the end I did't remove the oil filter, just replaced the oil. I sent nissan an email enquiring about this special removal tool, I'll keep u post when I find out more
I'm not sure what you're talking about. I was asking wildmane a question. I have never, ever seen anyone puncture an oil filter with a screwdriver to remove it (nor have I considered that to be a serious option).
I was also asking you a question about an important detail. I thought it would be a good point to clarify so fudge doesn't go and strip the threads on the block by putting too much torque on the filter. I'm not sure where you get that it was a "smart ass" question.
The thing about that is, you could have just as easily said "Absolutely not. Forcing the oil filter back on with the wrench is just asking for trouble."
You're a little too quick to jump to the defensive. Relax. I just word things in a way so that it gets other people into these kinds of threads.
(Besides, I don't randomly jump down people's throats unless I really dislike them. )
All ready had one(but to big for oil filter used for my Ford Falcon), bought another two oil removal tool, both good quality tools, just the wrong tool for the job. The problem is there is not enough room to move, even just getting my hand in there is a problem. There is just too many other pipes and brake fuild canister is just in the way
Yeah had alook at that option and even then there is not enough room to move the screwdriver. just didn't want to risk it.
In the end I did't remove the oil filter, just replaced the oil. I sent nissan an email enquiring about this special removal tool, I'll keep u post when I find out more
Nah the only access is from the top, which I though was really weird, all the other cars that I've seen are located near the bottom, It's located on the top rear right hand side(drivers side) of the engine
The screwdriver trick can work ... but it should only be used once the canister is deformed. Often the screwdriver will tear through a filter and remove chunks of it but the baseplate remains stuck against the gasket-mating surface. Then, you need to take pliers such as vicegrips to try and get the jagged baseplate to spin off.
Best to use the proper tool, instead. And when installing the filter, as tight as you can get it by hand should suffice.
The thing about that is, you could have just as easily said "Absolutely not. Forcing the oil filter back on with the wrench is just asking for trouble."
You're a little too quick to jump to the defensive. Relax. I just word things in a way so that it gets other people into these kinds of threads.
(Besides, I don't randomly jump down people's throats unless I really dislike them. )
The screwdriver trick can work ... but it should only be used once the canister is deformed. Often the screwdriver will tear through a filter and remove chunks of it but the baseplate remains stuck against the gasket-mating surface. Then, you need to take pliers such as vicegrips to try and get the jagged baseplate to spin off.
Best to use the proper tool, instead. And when installing the filter, as tight as you can get it by hand should suffice.
Screwdriver trick works fine if you can't get a wrench on it, never ripped it off and had the baseplate stick. It's just should not be your first method of attack.
I've never seen under a pulsar's hood, but even a strap wrench won't fit!? That must be a really, really tight spot. I can understand an end-cap style wrench not fitting, but you must just be going at it at the wrong angle or something. Even being a Grease Monkey myself, I've never heard of a filter that difficult.
Got an email back from Nissan Parts today about the oil removal tool, I hope you guy are sitting down for this. They want
$Au140.00 :wtf:
I'm not surprised it cost that much, since the engine bay was design by a bunch monkeys, they had to bring in the experts to design an elobrate tool to get the oil filter off!!!!!!!!!
The screwdriver method is looking more appealing even if I can't get my hand in there
Though not my prefered method for removing an oil filter. When you have one that is just nasty stuck on, drive a screw driver all the way thru it...apply some steady pressure and there ya go. Its alittle messy too!
Hey all you screwdriver fans, have you tried your Sir Lancelot trick with a chinsey-ass filter like a Fram?
Some of the better filters with thicker canisters might hold up OK but I remember one afternoon with a ******* buddy who had no proper wrench, was unable to get it off by hand, had pierced the (Fram) filter with a screwdriver and had managed to carve off most of the whole filter.
For that, he ended up using a pair of water pump pliers to grip the jagged metal and try to get the remainder to turn. He ended up ripping most of jagged metal off the baseplate ... but eventually got that off too.
The job which should have taken 15 minutes took well over an hour.
Then what does he do? Puts the new filter (pretty sure it was a Fram) on as tight as he could by hand.
In short, if you think you're gonna have the car for at least a couple of years, invest the $5-8 in a good wrench. Hard to beat any of those made by Lisle.
one time the filter was stuck on my car so i wraped sand paper around it to get a good grip on it... twisted it and it worked just fine. I mean you dont have to worry about scratching the old one up because your going to throw it away anyways.
at work we had to change the oil in the truck and the oil filter wrench was nowhere to be found. WE took a pair of channellocks and just gripped the hell out of it, and turned it off. Not sure if you have enough room for that, nor if your having problems still or not, however, this may help someone else later on down the road.
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