I have all types of oil filter sockets including the type you shared. I would recommend the stamped steel one over the aluminum alloy one you shared.
If you look closely at the picture you shared, there is very little room in front of the filter itself. A stubby handled ratchet stuck into the stamped steel oil filter socket takes up less room than the one where the ratchet attaches to the top of the aluminum alloy oil filter socket. I'm sure you can still make the one you shared work, because the radiator hose will flex some. It's not a solid pipe in the front of the oil filter. I still feel the stamped steel one works better for this application. Now that I don't have them cranked on like the factory oil filter, the plastic one works fine, too.
If you have to remove the original factory oil filter or you only do some of your own oil changes (someone else cranks a new oil filter on at times), I would still recommend the stamped steel oil filter socket below -
https://www.amazon.com/Performance-T...69649415&psc=1
Since this is a 65/67 mm/14 flutes oil filter socket, it will slip all down to the 65 mm bottom. The tighter the ratchet is to the oil filter socket itself, the better! Otherwise you are fighting the radiator hose more. A 63/65 mm oil filter socket for example would not work as well, because it would stick out more from the 65 mm oil filter.
I also found the stamped steel oil filter socket to work better on a variety of oil filter brands over the years. I used an aluminum alloy oil filter socket on my 1990 Ford Festive (3,000 mile oil changes for 14 years), and some oil filters fit better than others in that style. The stamped metal ones & plastic ones seem more forgiving for various oil filter brands.
I decided to use Purolator ONE PL14610 (10,000 mile) oil filters on my Mirage, because a nearby Farm & Fleet has them on sale quite often. I feel these are good mid-price oil filters, & I do 5,000 mile oil changes. Plan B would be the Fram Ultra Synthetic oil filter. So when I bought the first one, I picked up the stamped steel oil filter socket in the store. The weren't in a package, and I could see how it fit on the oil filter.
When I went to do the first oil change on my Mirage, I discovered that I had a 65 mm plastic oil filter socket already. So in my mind I am thinking that I will return the new one. Well, the plastic one couldn't remove the factory oil filter. Thus, the stamped metal one became a new member of my oil filter socket collection. The Kawasaki engines (riding lawnmower & Mule) I own use a 65 mm oil filter, & that's probably why I had the plastic one already.
If you can crank the oil filter on & off by hand, by all means go that route. I spin my Mirage oil filter on & off with my fingertips (using both hands at the same time). Once spun on, I have just enough room to slip on the oil filter socket and ratchet. I can't do a 3/4 turn tighten with just my fingertips, but I can push down or pull up on the stubby handle ratchet with ease on the passenger side of the oil filter. My stubby handle ratchet gives me the leverage needed to finish the job. Even then I am working under & around the radiator hose. A long handle ratchet would work, but not as well because of clearance issues.
I also have an oil filter strap wrench that may work for this application, but the handle on that is also a bit long (creating clearance issues). Stubby handle ratchet with a stamped metal or plastic oil filter socket is the best combination for working from the top on my Mirage. I don't see anything else being superior, but I would recommend the stamped metal one over the plastic if you are removing the factory oil filter or filters put on by others at times.
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