siezed oil filter housing

[LooseLugNuts 557]

1 hour ago, Willys said:

What...????    It isn't as tight as you can get it then a quarter turn more?

 

 

thats for regular filters with sealing ring on boss face

[Willys 747]

1 minute ago, LooseLugNuts said:

 

thats for regular filters with sealing ring on boss face

Why does everyone take it all so seriously....lol....I should have said get the biggest adjustable and a cheater bar to tighten it up with i guess...lol

 

[LooseLugNuts 557]

i have a bit of aspergers ..sometimes blinds the obvious

 

also i have to seized...not siezed....thats been driving me insane now for days

Edited November 7, 2018 by LooseLugNuts

[blockhouse71 0]

where i can buy oil filter housing ? looking all over internet no luck.. thanks

[smart142 605]

I have one at my shop if that helps. I'm in London

[tolsen 630]

Filter housing is around £22 from dealer. 

 

I’ve owned and serviced Smart cars now for twenty years and have never seen a seized filter housing nor have I broken one myself. 

 

I have come to the conclusion that those that state theirs are seized or have broken theirs must be particularly inept and clumsy. 

[smart142 605]

One of the ''techs'' at the local smart centre would use vise grips to remove the plastic housing causing the corners to round off - that caused issues.

A lot of diy people don't have the proper tools.

[Willys 747]

Dare i say it....a sharp flat blade screwdriver and start again...lol     Something i had to do once when I was in my 20's on an old Jeep I bought.....what a nightmare!   I agree with Glenn.....people use the easiest tools they can reach to do the job with, even if it's the right one or not.....OR they are too cheap to buy the correct tool for the job.   Smart's as Tolsen says plays heavily into it too....lol
I bet you can get a good used one from Uncle Glenn for a very reasonable price......

 

[LooseLugNuts 557]

i can only find one on ebay

 

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Oil-Filter-Lid-Smart-450-Fortwo-452-Roadster-Petrol/183779213338

 

post #30 will probably be cheaper

[tolsen 630]

I find lots of cheap spin on adapters only about £20.50 with shipping.  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332822574799

 

[blockhouse71 0]

Anyone know where I can get new oil cap ,besides MB dealership? 

[Chopper 264]

Ebay?  I'm not sure if the cap is shared with any other model.

 

If yours is leaking a bit take the seal out, clean it, and refit the seal the other way around.  Works well for me.