Stupid question, I know, but...

I just dove into my first oil chang/oil filter change.

Where is my oil filter located???


btw, I have a zzr600, 2007.

 

OK, I've managed to find the lil bastard, now how the heck do I get it to budge without and oil filter wrench?

 

with a little elbow grease

 

You are going to need some type of wrench to get it off. You are not going to take it off by hand thats for sure. I prefer my band strap and two bolt heads between the band and the filter for added grip.

 

I punch a hole in it with a screwdriver and use it as a lever to unscrew it.

 

Is there an anti-rotation device (Clamp) installed around the filter. That will make it almost impossible to remove. The 03-04 636's have them. You can go to an auto parts store and get the cap type oil fiter wrench to fit over it and take it off, a strap wrenchor use a big pair of channel locks. I don't recommend the screwdriver because you risk getting metal particles draining back through the filterinto the oil galley. That should be the last resort/a worst case scenario.

 

Hmmm, fair enough. It was a bit of a last resort situation when I did it. The strap wrench wouldn't do the job for me.. But, next time I'll buy the cap wrench since I work at an auto parts store now.