🔧 Efficient Small Offset Jaw Oil Filter Pliers: Performance Tool W54057 (1-3/4" to 4") Review

work in an express loop shop and these oil filter tongs get used every day - three size notches wear out quickly or slip in the presence of oil - so the solution was to putting the nut and bolt in the recess so it is always the smallest (cars and light trucks) - good filter pliers.

Ordered these oil filter tongs for use on restaurant equipment used to filter hot oil in fryers. The union nut is smooth and easy to burn when loosened, these pliers eliminate the risk of burns. This tool also makes disassembly easier when parts get stuck due to thermal expansion/contraction, which was another reason for purchasing this automotive tool.

If you expect these oil filter pliers to work with different sizes thanks to its sliding jaw design, it will automatically revert to the highest setting after about 3 days of use, no matter where you want them. The only remedy I have found for this BS is to reattach the nut and bolt so that they are forced into the minimum position. They no longer open, but you can only use them in this size range. Still usable, but overall a bad buy.