Oil Filter

[ian Simpson]

Originally Posted by tbirdtbird

for those of you having trouble draining the oil from a horiz. mounted filter, just position a bucket or container of choice under the end of the filter (or get a helper), and using a hefty awl (I use an old screwdriver with the blade ground to a point) and a small hammer, punch a hole in the bottom of the filter and allow it to drain before you spin it off

My Lotus Europa fitted with a Renault engine had a horizontal filter, as did my Renault 10 and Renault 12. (BTW Renault engines in the late 60's, early 70's were fantastic bits of engineering. Too bad the transmissions and bodywork did not keep pace.)

I used an old screwdriver to drive through the filter and turn it off, with a bucket underneath of course.