Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? - SV650.org

Tallguy · 16-04-09, 07:48 PM

Hello, mighty .org, I am in need of your ultimate knowledge and bow before you all (flattery, see? See?)

It's time for me to attempt my first oil change, and I like the idea of having the proper tool for the job

Is this Wemoto Oil Filter Wrench for Hi Flo filter useful for ALL filters (original Suzuki on there at the mo), or will it really only fit Hi Flo?

The fitment shape looks the same, but (as we've all found to our cost) that doesn't mean it IS the same!

I really want to be able to get the old one off without too much effort, though I fear this may be the case

Opinions and other options please - and on the Hi Flo filters from Wemoto, too!

K3 S pointy 22,500 miles (in "needs-a-clean silver") and loving it...

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

16-04-09, 07:50 PM

Just use a strap wrench. Around a fiver from your local motor factors.

Mr Speirs · 16-04-09, 07:58 PM

Just use a big wrench or ram a screwdriver through it and use that. Not really any point in buying a tool for it.

Tallguy · 16-04-09, 08:12 PM

Last time I tried the screwdriver trick on a car filter, it gradually tore throught the whole thing as I levered it around and I'm bu66ered if I'm doing that again!

Strap wrench the best thing, then?

Oh, and Hein Gericke 10W40 semi synth at £13.99 seems a good deal to me.

DarrenSV650S · 16-04-09, 08:15 PM

Get the wemoto one because you can use a torque wrench when you put the new one in

Tallguy · 16-04-09, 08:16 PM

So, does the Wemoto one fit Suzuki and Champion (etc) as well as the Hi Flo it's specified for?

yorkie_chris · 16-04-09, 10:10 PM

IIRC it does fit the suzuki but I'm not 100% on that. The safe bet is to have a strap wrench on hand for removal of the old one in case of odd filters.

Don't use a torque wrench on filters, you'll never get the sodding thing off again unless you use the tool. Hand tight is plenty.

Tallguy · 16-04-09, 10:25 PM

Strap wrench it is, then. Lots of contrasting opinion on Suzuki filters vs Hi Flo and Champion etc, anyone got anything to add?

yorkie_chris · 16-04-09, 10:32 PM

I use Hiflo and I'm not dead.

Bibio · 17-04-09, 02:27 AM

all you need... saved my ass a few times

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165469

16-04-09, 07:48 PM	#1
Tallguy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastleigh, Hants Posts: 191	Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? Hello, mighty .org, I am in need of your ultimate knowledge and bow before you all (flattery, see? See?) It's time for me to attempt my first oil change, and I like the idea of having the proper tool for the job Is this Wemoto Oil Filter Wrench for Hi Flo filter useful for ALL filters (original Suzuki on there at the mo), or will it really only fit Hi Flo? The fitment shape looks the same, but (as we've all found to our cost) that doesn't mean it IS the same! I really want to be able to get the old one off without too much effort, though I fear this may be the case Opinions and other options please - and on the Hi Flo filters from Wemoto, too! K3 S pointy 22,500 miles (in "needs-a-clean silver") and loving it... Thank you, thank you, thank you. __________________ Pointy K3S in SuperSonicSilver, R&G bungs, Carbon Can Co slip-on SOLD TO MEMBER "Cobra"! So long old friend! I'm going all Charley Boorman on yo' ass. Can't filter or indicate any more.

16-04-09, 07:50 PM	#2
Woz Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? Just use a strap wrench. Around a fiver from your local motor factors.

16-04-09, 07:58 PM	#3
Mr Speirs Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 2,218	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? Just use a big wrench or ram a screwdriver through it and use that. Not really any point in buying a tool for it. __________________ Smokey Black Burnty 02 - Racetech Smoulderlators + .90kg BBQ Springs, zx10r shockingly toasted, Conti Road Attacks heat up very nicely, R&G Crash Bungs but what f**king use are they, No Colour Matched Hugger, Flame Extenda, Beowulf Titainium Oval Flame Thrower.

16-04-09, 08:12 PM	#4
Tallguy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastleigh, Hants Posts: 191	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? Last time I tried the screwdriver trick on a car filter, it gradually tore throught the whole thing as I levered it around and I'm bu66ered if I'm doing that again! Strap wrench the best thing, then? Oh, and Hein Gericke 10W40 semi synth at £13.99 seems a good deal to me. __________________ Pointy K3S in SuperSonicSilver, R&G bungs, Carbon Can Co slip-on SOLD TO MEMBER "Cobra"! So long old friend! I'm going all Charley Boorman on yo' ass. Can't filter or indicate any more.

16-04-09, 08:15 PM	#5
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,414	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? Get the wemoto one because you can use a torque wrench when you put the new one in

16-04-09, 08:16 PM	#6
Tallguy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastleigh, Hants Posts: 191	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? So, does the Wemoto one fit Suzuki and Champion (etc) as well as the Hi Flo it's specified for? __________________ Pointy K3S in SuperSonicSilver, R&G bungs, Carbon Can Co slip-on SOLD TO MEMBER "Cobra"! So long old friend! I'm going all Charley Boorman on yo' ass. Can't filter or indicate any more.

16-04-09, 10:10 PM	#7
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? IIRC it does fit the suzuki but I'm not 100% on that. The safe bet is to have a strap wrench on hand for removal of the old one in case of odd filters. Don't use a torque wrench on filters, you'll never get the sodding thing off again unless you use the tool. Hand tight is plenty. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

16-04-09, 10:25 PM	#8
Tallguy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastleigh, Hants Posts: 191	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? Strap wrench it is, then. Lots of contrasting opinion on Suzuki filters vs Hi Flo and Champion etc, anyone got anything to add? __________________ Pointy K3S in SuperSonicSilver, R&G bungs, Carbon Can Co slip-on SOLD TO MEMBER "Cobra"! So long old friend! I'm going all Charley Boorman on yo' ass. Can't filter or indicate any more.

16-04-09, 10:32 PM	#9
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? I use Hiflo and I'm not dead. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

17-04-09, 02:27 AM	#10
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,568	Re: Oil Filter Tool - Wemoto - Hi Flo only? all you need... saved my ass a few times http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165469

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