RTA Filter tool?

[Spart]

Anyone on here know which filter tool works with RTA filters?

I heard that the factory tool doesn't grip it (?) Sounds suspicious, but the guy who told me this is a boss in my eyes and a king to my heart, so I believed him. Is he making an anus of me?

I don't know where you heard that, but my factory tool works just fine.

07AAA-PLCA100 on my 15400-RTA-003 filters.

Worked on the filter that came on the engine from the factory too, whatever that was.

07AAA-PLCA100 tool from an actual Honda dealer selling on eBay (College Hills Honda): https://www.ebay.com/itm/272122630512

If you want to be extra, torque your filter to 7.4-10.3 ft-lb. That's what's printed on the filter itself (but in newton-meters.)

This is a great 3/8" short handle torque wrench for that sort of thing, goes down to 5 ft-lb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8MVHQ47/

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[Stanleywinthrop]

I don't know where you heard that, but my factory tool works just fine.

07AAA-PLCA100 on my 15400-RTA-003 filters.

Worked on the filter that came on the engine from the factory too, whatever that was.

07AAA-PLCA100 tool from an actual Honda dealer selling on eBay (College Hills Honda): https://www.ebay.com/itm/272122630512

If you want to be extra, torque your filter to 7.4-10.3 ft-lb. That's what's printed on the label (but in newton-meters.)

This is a great 3/8" short handle torque wrench for that sort of thing, goes down to 5 ft-lb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8MVHQ47/

Yes, this is the one I have. It works fine on the rta filters.

 

[Cueyo]

Tbh op I think you're overthinking it, we need to bring back "if it's tight it's tight", screw this torque value stuff /s

 

[Websitesdown]

Tbh op I think you're overthinking it, we need to bring back "if it's tight it's tight", screw this torque value stuff /s

Hand tight, good enough. Haven't had an issue here. To tight from the dealership, then they overtightened it.

Unless you're this guy, then yeah use a torque wrench.

 

[marcusm86]

Tighten an oil filter by hand until the rubber gasket touches the engine block, then turn it an extra 3/4 to 1 full turn.. easy peasy. turn it a little more, you just gotta turn it more when you take it off. turn it less and it will probably leak..

 

[Spart]

The torque spec is printed on the OEM filter for a reason and if you care about your car, follow it.

If you don't care about your car, do whatever the hell you want. But I question the value of having a tool with a 3/8" socket if you aren't going to bother.

One of the cars I previously owned was notorious for loosening oil filters because of engine vibrations. I started torqueing everything to spec after owning that car. It's an easy task because I also torque the drain plug to spec. So I'm already under there with a torque wrench.

Either of those coming loose can be the difference between losing all your oil on the highway in ten seconds, or not having that happen.

Either of those being too tight can be the difference between a simple oil change and one that involves a LOT of swearing.

Some of y'all need to learn to keep it to yourself when you don't want to do something. Nobody's giving you orders. Free f--king country. Take it our leave it and move on.

 

[Spart]

Tbh op I think you're overthinking it, we need to bring back "if it's tight it's tight", screw this torque value stuff /s

"if it's tight it's tight" is literally why we have torque specs, because my gorilla tight is different than some skinny kid's kind-of-tight.

I used to break a lot of stuff for no reason when I was young. I repent.

I own like four torque wrenches and a torque screwdriver now.

 

[Nothing]

The torque spec is printed on the OEM filter for a reason and if you care about your car, follow it.

If you don't care about your car, do whatever the hell you want. But I question the value of having a tool with a 3/8" socket if you aren't going to bother.

One of the cars I previously owned was notorious for loosening oil filters because of engine vibrations. I started torqueing everything to spec after owning that car. It's an easy task because I also torque the drain plug to spec. So I'm already under there with a torque wrench.

Either of those coming loose can be the difference between losing all your oil on the highway in ten seconds, or not having that happen.

Either of those being too tight can be the difference between a simple oil change and one that involves a LOT of swearing.

Some of y'all need to learn to keep it to yourself when you don't want to do something. Nobody's giving you orders. Free f--king country. Take it our leave it and move on.

That's rich...

1. You're on the internet, if you don't want to hear other people's opinion, get off, or at the very least don't post.

2. In the case of drain plugs, under tightening can cause it to back out, over tightening can and will strip the threads. If you're confident in your arm calibration, go for it. Or if you have a quick drain valve, you don't need a torque wrench. In the case of a filter, it's 10 ft-lb. It's not hard to tighten it enough and it's hard to overtighten it by hand to the point of failure. There's a lot of wiggle room here.

And

3. The instructions printed on the side of the can says OR 3/4 turn. It has arrow markers every 1/4 turn. It's been on every RTA and PLM filter forever. It's an official method. The FL5 owners manual doesn't prescribe a torque, it says see the filter.

Maybe you check your tire pressure before every trip. I guess I've never cared much about every car I drive daily.

 

[Spart]

That's rich...

1. You're on the internet, if you don't want to hear other people's opinion BLAH BLAH BLAH

Okay buddy.

The OP started this thread with these statements:

Anyone on here know which filter tool works with RTA filters?

And

I'm talking about the tool mentioned in the photo below. I would like to use it to torque the filter.

How utterly characteristic of this forum that I actually answered the OP's question, with the correct answer, without attacking him...

And in turn, I am relentlessly attacked by the most regarded individuals that Honda dealerships can sell cars to.

To the ignore list with you!

 

[menikmati]

Go straight caveman unga-bunga and stab the filter with a long screwdriver completely through = instant T-handle.

 

[Cueyo]

"if it's tight it's tight" is literally why we have torque specs, because my gorilla tight is different than some skinny kid's kind-of-tight.

I used to break a lot of stuff for no reason when I was young. I repent.

I own like four torque wrenches and a torque screwdriver now.

You missed the /s (means sarcasm). I live and die by torque specs after over tightening my struts once and stripping out the bolt. I made the joke though because as I pointed out, it has explicit turn directions on it. Like I said, a friend of mine and I did the turns and found out it was basically the same torque. Hence the joke, because tight is tight in this scenario.

I should also note, I mentioned i bought multiple sockets and they didn't work (all of them slipped), hence I said hand tightening is good enough.

Thanks for responding tho, nice to finally meet another "regarded individual".

 

[Websitesdown]

Go straight caveman unga-bunga and stab the filter with a long screwdriver completely through = instant T-handle.

Been there done that.

 

[Spart]

Go straight caveman unga-bunga and stab the filter with a long screwdriver completely through = instant T-handle.

Works until it doesn't.

Torque it correctly in the first place and you can avoid situations like these.

 

[ctechauto]

Replies like these reminds me of interactions with tougefl5

 

[menikmati]

Works until it doesn't.

Torque it correctly in the first place and you can avoid situations like these.

Should've stopped at the first sign of shearing the can. They went full-caveman on that thing.