07-08-12, 11:23 AM
Oil filters are only thin metal and piercing them can lead to them tearing open.
Easiest way - no tools needed. First clean the filter with white spirit or similar just to get the oil and grease off the outside. Next wrap a couple of loops of masking tape around it, then twist the masking tape around so that the sticky side is now facing out and continue to wrap it around. Finish by twisting the tape back around and sticking it to itself.
The filter should be removable by hand now due to the grip afforded by the sticky tape. Probably works with duck tape too.
