Edit: I snapped this after I found it. That’s how I knew it was on so tight. It still took me a good few minutes to find it because I kept looking under the car. I wasn’t expecting the filter to be on top.
Edit: I snapped this after I found it. That’s how I knew it was on so tight. It still took me a good few minutes to find it because I kept looking under the car. I wasn’t expecting the filter to be on top.
Manufacturers should make it so that it’s not possible to overtighten it. Like the grip of the screw will start to rotate freely around the base of the screw when the torque exceeds the correct tightness
Adding a clutch mechanism would likely make oil filters more expensive by introducing new manufacturing challenges depending on the style of clutch mechanism they use. The more economical approach might be a torque wrench with a special socket shaped to grip the filter. That way you can tighten to spec without overdoing it, and most consumers wouldn’t have to bear the increased cost of filters since most folks just go to a shop that will do it for them.
A lot of manufacturers are starting to go with the cartridge type oil filters which are much better, but still not perfect.