Quote Originally Posted by Baz_180 View Post
Easiest way to remove it I found if you don't have a tool was to jack up the car, crawl in under until you see the filter under the intake manifold, then with a long flat head screwdriver and hammer, TAP the inside rim of the filter anticlockwise from underneath. 5mins and no fingers lost. Mine was wedged on though no way it would move by hand.
ya good point about the wedged thing, dont overtighten it whatever you do