RE: oil filter removal on 1.8T

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

... I sent a private response yesterday as well ... I'm not familiar with
the oil filter position on the 1.8T, but I have had some hard to remove
filters.  One time on the urq I neglected the filter change interval, and
the rubber seal vulcanized itself to the mounting flange!  I tried every
tool I had ... even a screwdriver through the housing didn't work.
Eventually I was left with only the base of the filter clinging tenaciously
to the mounting flange.  I ended up taking the new filter to a tool store
and finding a pin wrench that fit into the adjacent holes ... which did the
trick.  

Other than that one time I've had great success with the Hazet cap wrench
that I have.  It works on all the cars and is absolutely required to replace
the filter on the k1!  In any event, one time I happened across the website
below ...

	http://www.automotivetool.com/

They have a tool that looks like a standard Hazet wrench with 3 drilled and
tapped holes into which screws can be driven to attach the filter.  I've
been tempted to do this same mod to the wrench I already have ...

HTH!
Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)

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> From: 	Fluhr[SMTP:ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com]
> Sent: 	Monday, May 03, 1999 6:37 PM
> To: 	ARPCAxPREZ@aol.com; quattro@audifans.com
> Subject: 	Re: oil filter removal on 1.8T
> 
> 
> >Boy.......after a lot of work......................the only way I could
> make 
> >any sense in removing the oil filter yesterday was by first removing the 
> >Antifreeze/water overflow reservoir and going DOWN from the top of the
> engine 
> >to reach and remove the filter.  I struggled at the attempt of removing
> the 
> >filter from the bottom of the engine with no luck.  Is this the proper
> way of 
> >doing this??  I was unable at first to twist the filter to remove and was
> 
> >unable to get my slip joint pliers in there for assistance.  After the
> car 
> >cooled off a little I was able to hand twist the filter off.  What do you
> 
> >qlisters do when you change your own oil???
> 
> Brian,
> 
> This is exactly what my father and I had to do on his '97 A4 1.8t, since
> the factory had the oil filter on WAY too tight.  If done right, my
> father can use one of the metal oil filter "caps" that fit over the
> end of the filter along with a ratchet, reaching up from underneath
> the engine.
> 
> The dealer had it so tight, however, we had to remove the fluid resevoirs
> and use a strap wrench on it.  When it came out, the cannister was
> buckled by the force I needed to exert on the wrench to remove the
> filter.
> 
> Moral of the story, make sure the filter is only hand-tightened (hard)
> and you should be able to remove it from underneath using the 
> ratchet-based wrenches.
> 
> Later,
> Eric
> '85 CGT, '82 urq
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