Originally Posted by 87silver

A standard 32mm socket will not be able to fit onto the oil filter caps on some engines. I bought a standard depth 32mm for my 2.0LNF. You have to put the socket onto the hex first, then put the extension on the socket, but it works just fine.

My son recently changed the oil on his new '09 Cobalt for the 1st time and there was no way to get the 32mm socket onto the 2.2LAP. Because we were already in the middle of the stream, we had no choice but to carefully do it hack style with channel-locks, but decided that this cannot be the norm. We didn't marr the cap, but just the same, we like to do things properly.

Some HHRs may have the same problem.

We have since picked up a Lisle P/N: 14700 Desc: Oil Filter Wrench for GM2.2L. It was under $7. It is lower in profile and fits on easily.

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/p-2983-lisle-14700.aspx

Originally Posted by mitzkity

Oh gosh... ... but what you don't see is all the OTHER times I have used the search before I stuck my neck out there. I even warned a noob just now about it because I had ALREADY FOUND THEM and felt silly ENOUGH... ... There's a night's reading there!