What are you guys using to cut open oil filters? I would like to buy a tool that cuts the filter. The hammer and chisel is very tedious.
Tool to cut open oil filters?
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Angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.
Originally Posted By: gulian
a hacksaw and a vice will do it.
This is what I use. Purolator cans are and ease, K&N not so much, and you will get metal shavings esp. in the can itself, not so much the media but if I do see metal I cant be sure where it is from. Then again I cut my filters open just to see how they held up mechanically and see if any black stuff is in the pleats.
An actual oil filter cutter like Summitt Racing sells is probably the best.
a hacksaw and a vice will do it.
This is what I use. Purolator cans are and ease, K&N not so much, and you will get metal shavings esp. in the can itself, not so much the media but if I do see metal I cant be sure where it is from. Then again I cut my filters open just to see how they held up mechanically and see if any black stuff is in the pleats.
An actual oil filter cutter like Summitt Racing sells is probably the best.
http://www.amazon.com/Longacre-Oil-Filte...l+filter+cutter
This is what I have and works very well. You do not want metal bits from cutting or grinding on the filter media as you may not know which are from the engine and which from opening up the filter.
Best not to tell the wife you spent $55 on a filter cutter however.
This is what I have and works very well. You do not want metal bits from cutting or grinding on the filter media as you may not know which are from the engine and which from opening up the filter.
Best not to tell the wife you spent $55 on a filter cutter however.
See if you have something around the hose like a c-clamp and attach a cutting wheel for copper tubing. Then just spin the filter around and start tightening the clamp.
If you have a Dremel tool, I'd bet that would get the job done too.
Originally Posted By: Donald
http://www.amazon.com/Longacre-Oil-Filte...l+filter+cutter
This is what I have and works very well. You do not want metal bits from cutting or grinding on the filter media as you may not know which are from the engine and which from opening up the filter.
Best not to tell the wife you spent $55 on a filter cutter however.
+1 for the longacre.
its worth every penny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf27FQsh3Nc
http://www.amazon.com/Longacre-Oil-Filte...l+filter+cutter
This is what I have and works very well. You do not want metal bits from cutting or grinding on the filter media as you may not know which are from the engine and which from opening up the filter.
Best not to tell the wife you spent $55 on a filter cutter however.
+1 for the longacre.
its worth every penny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf27FQsh3Nc
As you can see, many tools and ways to cut open a filter. Depends on what you want to spend and what your purpose is. Some say using a Dremel type tool doesn't work for them because extraneous metal particles end up on the media which may appear as particles from the engine.
The HF exhaust cutter is a reasonably priced option (3" filters. On smaller filters though the guide wheels do not reach the filter so it hits the cross bar and doesn't work smoothly.
The LongAcre Filter cutter seems to be the creme de la creme of oil filter cutters,....if you don't mind spending $55-65. Too rich for my blood to occasionally cut open a filter.
The HF exhaust cutter is a reasonably priced option (3" filters. On smaller filters though the guide wheels do not reach the filter so it hits the cross bar and doesn't work smoothly.
The LongAcre Filter cutter seems to be the creme de la creme of oil filter cutters,....if you don't mind spending $55-65. Too rich for my blood to occasionally cut open a filter.
Originally Posted By: sayjac
As you can see, many tools and ways to cut open a filter. Depends on what you want to spend and what your purpose is. Some say using a Dremel type tool doesn't work for them because extraneous metal particles end up on the media which may appear as particles from the engine.
The HF exhaust cutter is a reasonably priced option (3" filters. On smaller filters though the guide wheels do not reach the filter so it hit the cross bar and doesn't work smoothly.
The LongAcre Filter cutter seems to be the creme de la creme of oil filter cutters,....if you don't mind spending $55-65. Too rich for my blood to occasionally cut a filter open.
That sums it up for me right there. That's why I use a rotary tool, I already had it and it cost me something like $4 for 20 cutting wheels. Even the exhaust cutter is about $30 here. Let's face it, this is really for fun. Not many of the autopsies posted show much cause for concern in the way of metal particles.
As you can see, many tools and ways to cut open a filter. Depends on what you want to spend and what your purpose is. Some say using a Dremel type tool doesn't work for them because extraneous metal particles end up on the media which may appear as particles from the engine.
The HF exhaust cutter is a reasonably priced option (3" filters. On smaller filters though the guide wheels do not reach the filter so it hit the cross bar and doesn't work smoothly.
The LongAcre Filter cutter seems to be the creme de la creme of oil filter cutters,....if you don't mind spending $55-65. Too rich for my blood to occasionally cut a filter open.
That sums it up for me right there. That's why I use a rotary tool, I already had it and it cost me something like $4 for 20 cutting wheels. Even the exhaust cutter is about $30 here. Let's face it, this is really for fun. Not many of the autopsies posted show much cause for concern in the way of metal particles.
I would use an angle grinder.
I used to use a Dremel with the small cutting wheel, but it got expensive. You'd go through one of the wheels seemingly every filter... and it adds up when it comes time to buy them.
I like the Longacre I purchased about a year ago. Only thing I don't like about the Longacre is the cutter wheel rotates on the threaded portion of the screw serving as an axle. Not good engineering practice but not detrimental to function. Replace with an internal wrenching allen head screw with a longer grip available from any hardware store.
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