[ms3224a]

Spend the money and get the real thing: Honda cap wrench, p/n 07AAA-PLCA100, about $25. Needs a 3/8" ratchet.

For use with oil filter part numbers 15400-PLM-A01 and 15400-PLM-A02 (and probably the newest one, -A03).

 

[Fortheloveofcar]

I use oil filter plier, so far so good. Cap wrench from my experiences tend to not fit certain oil filter, or they slip/loose grip when the filter have some oil on the housing.

 

[larryr]

I got a walmart one that attaches to a socket wrench - it works fine.

 

[udraft]

I say you all must be over torquing those filters. Maybe I just have strong hands. That fat rubber seal just needs to contact base plus maybe 1 turn.

 

[Wildcat]

Since I buy only Mobil 1 filters (I've gotten through the terrible Fram filters I bought on sale), the end cap wrench has worked fine for me since the 90s. I am pretty sure I bought them at the auto parts store. Nice and thick, and fit perfectly. But I really do need to get some of those filter pliers, in case I come across a car where the filter is stuck.

 

[Fortheloveofcar]

These filter plier haven't failed me yet. Despite hand tightening the filter when install, at time of changing, seems like the filter become more tighten, which make it difficult to loosen by hand (atleast for me).

 

[Wildcat]

One time in a pinch, I got out my biggest channel locks and crunched on it. The filter had no choice but to come off. 😁