Thread: m104 oil filter housing cover
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Old 03-20-2010, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferdman View Post
Go ahead and use the breaker bar. Just be sure that you're turning it CCW to loosen. I regularly use a 1/2" breaker bar to loosen/tighten the oil filter housing cover for the convenience of it, but I only apply moderate force.

The genuine MB tool is inexpensive and works very well.
anti clockwise it is!..

I priced the tool and its like $40 or so at the dealer.. this tool at autozone fits exactly and was $5
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