What oil filter wrench do I need?

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    1984 VF500 - Wanted to remove the oil filter and it's in there tight. There's no room to work on the left side - the strap wrench I bought won't even fit in.

    Have it soaking in penetrating oil. What wrench should I get here?

    Google says:
     


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    theres always the screwdriver tool, but it can get messy.

    always there, one size fits all filters.
     
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    Google is correct. you can measure yourself and go on amazon to find the correct size. I had to do it for my lawn mower and generator filters. Pretty cheap too.

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    ^^ cool!
     


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    I don't own your bike, but I use a strap wrench on nearly all of them to remove and install. Not to get tight, but to beasure easily (low effort).
     


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    LOL. I don't want to destroy the existing filter just yet. I was really just trying to get to the starter, but it seems you need to get the filter out of the way first.
     


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    The strap on my wrench just did not fit through the gap on the left side of the filter, but even if it did, I'm not sure how I would turn one. It's so inaccessible.
     


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