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Originally Posted by porshapower
Started to do my first oil change on the car since I have owned it and when I went to turn the oil filter cover (turning clockwise to remove) it would not budge. Put a little more pressure on the 3/8 ratchet and broke the round 86 mm tool. The little welds snapped at the top where they welded a little disk with the cutout for the 3/8 ratchet end to the round filter wrench.... I did try this on a cold car that sat over night. 69k miles.. Thanks  |
Well, I can see how you might be confused - as I notice there is an arrow on the cap pointing in the clockwide direction - leading one one to believe that is the direction to remove
But I can assure you, to remove the cap - you turn the cap
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
That is your problem - you were actually tightening the cap, not loosening it
All though the version cap tool you bought would normally be fine (if you had been loosening instead of actually tightening) -
I bought this version which is very sturdy:
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-328...Tool/ES199351/
You can pick up the Schwaben version for less $$:
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-328...ool/ES2167951/
Actually, it's probably a good thing that your cap tool was the weak point and broke - instead of the cap itself