TLDR: USE A 4-way Tire Iron (the one with 3 sockets and a huge tire bead blade like a big screwdriver)
Worked perfectly to remove the Designed by Satan factory oil filter with the weird rounded flat slot at the end.
The new filter I bought had a socket end on it like any other normal filter designed by a sane human.
Then the other end of the socket on the tire iron fit the new socket!
I'm sure this has been posted somewhere but I couldn't find it.
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The Count
My Tip for removing Buddy 125 (Maybe 150/ 170) Oil Filter
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What oil filter did you buy, and where did you get it? All I can find on Amazon are the ones with the slot.
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Re: My Tip for removing Buddy 125 (Maybe 150/ 170) Oil Filte
Yes, this is the tip every Buddy owner should follow. Use the HF197 filter with the hex on the end.CountChocula wrote:The new filter I bought had a socket end on it like any other normal filter designed by a sane human.
Then the other end of the socket on the tire iron fit the new socket!
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Re: My Tip for removing Buddy 125 (Maybe 150/ 170) Oil Filte
And be sure to torque to spec. Some that were not have spun off and really bad stuff happened.Dooglas wrote:Yes, this is the tip every Buddy owner should follow. Use the HF197 filter with the hex on the end.CountChocula wrote:The new filter I bought had a socket end on it like any other normal filter designed by a sane human.
Then the other end of the socket on the tire iron fit the new socket!
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