Oil Filter Troubles

[edkellock at juno.com]

I too have applied many oil filters to Audis over the last 15 years.  I
turn them 3/4 turn after contact... usually as tight as I can get them
with my hand.  Sometimes if I'm lazy I've used the cap filter wrench to
get the all the way to 3/4's.  I've never had any trouble removing them
later.

Ed
Colorado Springs

On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:44:26 -0800 (PST) Mike Veglia
<msvphoto at pacbell.net> writes:
> In a message dated 2/9/2003 Taka writes:
>
> << I went to change the oil on the A4 today and the
> oil filter was on there so tightly that it just
> wouldn't come off- to the point that the oil filter
> wrench crushed the filter, nearly broke it in two and
> I only managed maybe 1/4 turn with all of that effort.
>
> I only install oil filters 1/4 turn past the gasket
> contacting the housing, never had a problem with that
> technique, I guess some dealers must somehow install
> filters with an impact wrench. >>
>
> I just had a similar experience with our
> semi-new-to-us '95 A6q Avant. Except, in my case I was
> the one who installed the filter I was changing
> (second oil change since we bought the car). And, it
> was only the umpteen zillionth Audi oil filter I have
> installed over the course of 15 years (and 9 Audis and
> counting later...). I install them the same way,
> around 1/4 turn beyond contact--or so. I use a strap
> wrench for removal....

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