CHANNELLOCK 209 9-inch Oil Filter/PVC Pliers | Made in USA | 1.75 to 3-inch Jaw Capacity | Forged High Carbon Steel | Ideal for Engine Oil Filters, Conduit, and Fittings

The tongue and groove isn't as sturdy as their normal adjustable pliers, but I had no issues with that part. I used them for coilovers and they worked perfectly. Just don't put a pipe on them. I'm about to order my second one.

So I decided to "work on" my old pickup that has been sitting under a tree for 19 years. "This will be easy," I thought. I'll just change the oil and spark plugs, put a new battery in and go from there. So, I go down to the local auto parts store and buy a pan to catch the old oil in, some new oil and new spark plugs, a new battery, a new oil filter and an oil filter wrench. I even bought some of those cool mechanics gloves so the neighbors will think I'm an old hand at this. "I'll have this thing cranking by dinner time," I tell myself.So first things first, I remove the oil drain plug and let the old gunk stream out (making sure to get my mechanic's gloves a little dirty so they look "experienced"). Then, I put the oil wrench (you know, the standard strap-design) on the old filter and start working. The filter doesn't budge. So I work harder and eventually the old oil filter just twists on itself but still doesn't budge from the threads. Okay, no big deal, it has been sitting for almost 20 years. So I go back to the store and buy the fancier kind that hooks up to a ratchet and go back home to have another go at things. After about 30-45 minutes of maneuvering and twisting and cursing and sweating and even hammering the ratchet handle with a claw hammer to help it twist the old filter off, the filter is even more twisted but still stuck firmly in place. So I decide to bring out the big guns...I get an extremely large, flathead screwdriver from the bowels of my tool chest that has never been used (who needs a flathead screwdriver the size of a walking cane anyways?) and put the tip of it agains the oil filter and hammer it though. "This sucker is whipped now," I said out loud. Or at least some word that rhymed with sucker. Then I twisted that screwdriver and gave it my all and it ripped that filter to shreds! But the threads didn't move.So, I came on Amazon and looked around for a different type of oil filter wrench and came across this thing. "This thing looks too flimsy to do any better than the hell I just put that old filter through," I thought to myself as I clicked "Proceed to checkout." But all of the good reviews convinced me I had nothing to lose. Besides, I can just return it if it doesn't work and write a review about how all of the other reviewers were nuts for thinking this thing was "all that."It arrived in the mail the next day and I was excited to try it out, but still skeptical. I blocked my schedule for the evening because I was determined to make SOMETHING get that oil filter off, starting with this tool. I put my gloves on (which by this time had me looking like the Chief of a Nascar pit crew), told my fiancé to eat dinner without me, and headed to the garage. I laid out all of the other, failed tools beside my mechanic creeper for back up, put some Van Halen on the bluetooth to keep me motivated, then I grabbed this tool and rolled under the old Ford. I put the mouth of this tool at the base of the oil filter with the teeth gripping the stubborn oil filter like an alligator crushing a human skull and twisted...and the filter came right off.So the morale of the story is this: The right tool really does matter. And if you have a stubborn oil filter, buy this tool.

Looks to be a very nice toolI didn’t make the right decision because I didn’t check the size. I thought it would work for tightening things on my irrigation because it would save my hands. But it’s way too big for what I needed.

As expected with a quality American made tool. Fits great and feel great in the hand fit and finish is good the quality is good the price point for what you hear is great!! It’s reason to by China junk when you can purchase a quality tool that will last a lifetime and be able to hand down at a price that won’t break the bank!!

I love channellock tools. Have quite a few of them. These oil filter pliers are ok. They work well with most canister type oil filters, but not so much with seized oil filters that have been over tightened which is in all honest what I purchased them for. They tend to just want to crush the filter. So I do still use them, but for over tightened stuck on filters I stick with my tried and true method which is a little messy but works well with out damaging anything. I take a screw driver and punch it through the side of the filter as far in as I can get it to go. Then use the handle of the screw driver as a lever to loosen the filter. like I said. Its a little messy so make sure you have plenty of rags, but it has worked for me for over many years. I think I learned it from a neighbor when I first started working on cars. I could not for the life of me get a filter off the car. He saw me struggling and ask me what the problem was. Then he asked me for a screwdriver. Got under the car and had the thing off in seconds.

I needed a pliers to tighten a 2 1/2" inch pvc compression nut on pool heater line that had started to leak. This tool head fit the nut notches perfectly without any damage to the nut that I would have gotten using other pipe wrenches or pump pliers.

Channellock made in usa. Priced higher than imports but it is quality through & through. Have been buying this brand for more than 40 years. Never did I regret a purchase from channellock. Highly recommend.

This makes working on your pool equipment a breeze. It can make loosing a tight fitting simple, but I expect it can over tighten a fitting, too. My only gripe is that the metal will rust easily, so rinse and dry is a must.

After fighting with fittings for years I finally decided to get these. Game changer.

Works great on cartridge type oil filters. Hold the external body of filter housing,while un-doing center drain plug. Once drained, just use to twist off oil cartridge main body.

These wrenches are perfect for loosening or tightening couplings on swimming pools such as pump connections.They exert all round pressure on the nuts and avoid nipping them as other types of tools do.Not cheap but highly recommended.

excelente produto. Muito robusto, ótimo acabamento, tudo perfeito! Ele é bem pequeno e leve.

El alicate agarra perfectamente sin escurrirse el tubo del filtro del descalcificador del agua.Recomendado sin lugar a dudas, tenia otro de una cuerda, y menuda diferencia, buen producto