What are oil filter wrenches?
What are oil filter wrenches? |
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An oil filter wrench is a specialist mechanic tool used in the automotive industry for removing spin-on type oil filters. | |||
What is an oil filter? |
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An oil filter is a cylindrical canister with a smooth surface that is designed to remove contaminants from engine, transmission, lubricating and hydraulic oil. | |||
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An oil filter is used in many different types of hydraulic machinery, motor vehicles, light aircraft and naval engines. Other vehicle hydraulic systems such as automatic transmissions and power steering use oil filters. | |||
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Oil filter wrenches are used to remove oil filters when they become too oily and difficult to grip by hand.
The wrench is placed around the filter and then turned by hand or with the use of a hand tool such as a hand ratchet or spanner, which then tightens the grip and removes the oil filter. |
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