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    #16
    Originally posted by 91grandmarquis View Post
    Filter wrench would help you. Did you smear some oil on the new filter O-Ring. It helps it seal better.
    yup...not really sure how much to use
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      #17
      just a little is fine. just make sure the seal isn't dry.
      buy the filter wrench that's a huge pair of curved pliers. none of the other ones are worth a shit.
      Originally posted by gadget73
      There is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.
      91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.
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      Daily--07 Civic Coupe. Bone stock with 25k miles
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        #18
        Originally posted by 91waggin View Post
        just a little is fine. just make sure the seal isn't dry.
        buy the filter wrench that's a huge pair of curved pliers. none of the other ones are worth a shit.
        +1 on the wrench, the others are hard to slip on and off in weird angles and such.
        "Shakedown"- 1991 Grand Marquis GS Dual exhaust, Magnaflow xl turbos, Rear anti sway bar, Outlaw 1 wheels, 43k miles
        1985 GMC 1500

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          #19
          I like the little circle wrench job thingy. There are a lot better it tight areas. Doesn't matter much with the vic but other cars would be hard to get the big'o'pliers in there.
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            #20
            I have the band style as well, use it on the boat for fuel filter swaps. I don't use a filter wrench on my own car. If you need to use it regularly, chances are you're putting the filter on too tight anyway. You're supposed to install the filter hand tight, not with the wrench.
            86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
            5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

            91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

            1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

            Originally posted by phayzer5
            I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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              #21
              Eleven years, eight months, two days, give or take an hour.

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                #22
                I have both filter wrench types. Got the pliers when I had a car that had virtually no clearance between the filter and anything else to get the band type over it. the pliers type is good for crushing cheap filters too.

                I've always put a once around coat of the old oil on the filter gasket and tightened it by hand... but sometimes I still need the pliers to get it off. I don't think I'm THAT strong when tightening it... but sometimes I still need the wrench. I was kinda scared when I took the filter off the escort for the initial oil change after I got it. It was like taking the top off a milk jug. freakishly easy... almost NO resistance. the new filter went on much snugger than that.

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                rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                Originally posted by gadget73
                ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

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                  #23
                  half hour after reaching operating temp, or three 12oz beers. which ever comes first
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                    #24
                    I like the pliers type because I do lots of oil changes where I usually wasn't the last one to change the oil on it. I don't ever put it on with the pliers, but I usually need them to take the last one off.
                    Originally posted by gadget73
                    There is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.
                    91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.
                    93 F-150 XLT, 302, ZF 5-spd from 1-ton, 4wd.
                    Daily--07 Civic Coupe. Bone stock with 25k miles
                    Wife--14 Subaru Outback. 6-speed.
                    95 Subaru Legacy Wagon--red--STOLEN 1/6/13

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                      I have the band style as well, use it on the boat for fuel filter swaps. I don't use a filter wrench on my own car. If you need to use it regularly, chances are you're putting the filter on too tight anyway. You're supposed to install the filter hand tight, not with the wrench.
                      Yep, hand tight, hand off, no screwdriver poking necessary

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                        #26
                        I've had to do the screwdriver and hammer routine a few times when some hack has cranked a filter on so tight that it just crushes under the filter wrench. Once was on my stepdad's Harley. He had to walk away from me as I was using a hammer and a screwdriver to punch holes through the filter in order to turn it.
                        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                        Originally posted by phayzer5
                        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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