S2Bray

Thanks guys, I ended up printing one over the weekend. We'll see if its man enough later...

That's my experience also, but the S2000 filter prescribes 7/8 of a turn once contact is made, and I could only muster nearly 6/8. I perhaps wouldn't normally worry, but I'm conscious I'm going to asking a lot of the car at the weekend so want everything just so.

Thanks again for all the replies/offers

Chuck S

Playing "Bet your engine" for some reason? This topic has been documented every month since 1999... Hand tightening won't do it properly on this car with the OE filter.

Tool is $6 in USA and probably the same elsewhere. See my earlier note.

-- Chuck

richmc

Then you are chancing a filter coming loose and throwing burning oil all over your exhaust manifold.
Honda spec is to tighten to contact then 7/8 more turn. If you can do that by hand then good for you but I doubt if you can. with an engine that revs to 9000rpm there's a lot of harmonic vibration that can shake the filter oose.
Mine is ALWAYS tightened to spec and I have a filter retainer fitted, I think that's far better than risking £Xk for a new engine or even the risk of a fire write off.

lukeyboi89

FYI as mentioned above it is the mitsubishi ones that got s2k filters. Got mine from tegiwank ebay, did the job perfectly

Item number :
172888527012


https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 172888527012

tommys2k?

Just so you know mate, I bought this exact tool due to your post and also on the Tegiwa site it says something about s2k's using the Mitsubishi tool, anyway, it's arrived and it's waaaay to big for the OEM s2k oil filter?

Have I been sent the wrong one or...? If not, it's deffo the wrong size!

Nottm_S2

tommys2k?

That's weird man, I've just messaged them to find out! The one I have is about 84mm external OD (?) We shall see!

tozerman

Way too much hassle going on here, install new filter with rubber coated work gloves, can get 7/8 of a turn no problem at all. Then simply tighten your filter stopper. I only ever used the tool to undo the filter.

Nottm_S2

having measured your tool sounds right?

this is mine on oem filter

Irish TuneR

Unless he didn't get the S2000 specific oil filter....