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just unscrew it with your hand and get oil all over it. be a man
Put a throw away red solo cup over the filter, squeeze and turn counter clockwise. nice clean hands.
Don't ever do this. Really bad idea.
asking for trouble,,just use the damn wrench
I would never do this. it's easier to unplug the oil pan
I'll stick with the traditional way
This is especially a great idea for filters that are mounted at an angle or even sideways. Tahoes are the worst design ever.
Don’t do this you put air in the system
I have been knocking a hole in filters with a Phillips screwdriver and draining for 60+ years
I'll be honest that wont get all of the oil there's alot of oil that will remain in bottom of pan js but not my car so gondola ir make them views and dollars my guy!
spend a day watching the filter drip 😳
Wow he's a genius, lmfao! I learned that when i was 5.
That only works on older model cars because front wheel drive cars the filter is on the side of the motor and you remove by reaching down in the hood only rear wheel drive cars have the oil filter facing the floor
yea b well u r only getting ride of the oil n the filter you still have the nasty oil n the oil pan .dhu
That takes to long bro. Just take it off
that don't drain the oil pan, just the filter , which is ok but doesn't really make a mess 🤷
One hour later, for a 5- minute job !!!!
if your filter is lower than the drain plug, that would work
bunch of haters in the comments! might be old to you but new to some, yeah it's extra work , but so is cleaning up n washing your hands oil dripping down your arms is not a great feeling either so hater gone hate!
how about you just unscrew the drain plug that does the same exact thing
I dont think this method is gonna work on the 6.7L Cummins oil filter though. Even with that special adapter you screw onto the filter to fish it out of the wheel well, you still get diesel oil all over the place. Personally its my favorite oil filter location aside from the Subaru oil filter in the middle of exhaust manifold on the EJ25 engine or the oil filters tucked up underneath the exhaust manifolds that you cant get to from the bottom on the older GM 3.6L engines or the Ford F150s where the oil filter drains all over the top of the front differential....these are all absolute favorite engineering masterpieces!!!!
Im seeing that a lot of people dont actually realize what this guy is getting at. 1. when he says zero spill, he's referring to the oil normally dripping down the sides of the filter and not wanting to touch it. 2. he poked a whole through the bottom to avoid side drippage, that's all. -Thats all she wrote.
your supposed to JB weld the hole after it's drained and reuse it. duh
Make sure it will come off & you've got the correct replacement 1st!
I've never drained a filter that way, but I've had to drive a big screwdriver through sideways for leverage to get the fuckin thing off.
I've done that and the person at auto zone gave me the wrong filter. I had to wait for my wife to get home from work. She works 24 hour shifts so keep that in mind
I just use a real live oi drainl pan. then I unscrew the filter over it and into it. no mess. thrn I turn the filter upside down on the filter drain indention and let it drain while I finish up my oil change. then I put it in a sack and toss it. if you really don't want to make a mess, but a good oil drain pan and make sure it's big enough for the job.
u still have to drain the oil pan. this video is the reason we had blinker fluid...
too slow
Id be too worried about hurting the filter threads and not being able to get the next one on lol. that's my luck.
Too bad they’re not all located in that same place
That's cool 😎 Great Job 👍
Nice 😳😳😳😳
Me
That's how I did oil filters on diesel engines when I worked as a mechanic. Made life easier with those big ass filters. I took a welders hammer and took the narrow end and ground it to a pointed spike. It could climb under the truck and hit the filters with it no problem. Made pulling them off easier and less of a mess.🤔🤔🤔
that's the old school way but you can also pierce it threw and unscrew it if you didn't have the removal tool
you're still leaving Half of the Dirty oil in the Pan because the Oil pan is Lower than the Filter.
If you make a mess while just changing oil .. then you probably shouldn’t change oil..imo
that's the old school way I still do that sometimes
works really well in paper filter applications
Wouldn't work on canister filters.
Old school.
I've use a screw driver to take it off before cuz u couldn't get it of with the oil filter wrench
huge mess, try spilling one off a tractor. The filter is almost a gallon. the trucks hold 8-10 gallons.
I do the same thing on my Harley...don't have all that mess
released pressure to unscrew the filter.. old tricks
From 5 minute oil change to one hour oil change 😂
wrong your pan still full
not a flag tech trick for sure...lol
Good idea. Thanks for sharing
cool lern something new