Where to get 17mm 1/2" drive socket + 8mm 12pt 3/8 drive allen

**m5racer** · 08-15-2008 10:10 PM

Alright so i want to Replace my Fuel Filter and My tranny Fluid (hopefully tomorrow after cruise. Does anyone know/ or have these to parts that im looking for? If not do anyone knoe where i can get them on a saterday? I know Brafasco has the 17mm drive but they are closed saterday. And the 8mm 12pt 3/8 drive allen for unbolting the fuel filter is some specialty tool that i cant seem to find (brafasco no go)

So if anyone has these tools or knows wehre i could get them that would be great beucase i have access to a lift tomorrow and would want to do it in the afternoon.

If someone has these and can let me borrow them at the meet tomorrow that would be great!

Thanks!

***RippleChip*** · 08-18-2008 06:13 AM

No Craftsmen tools from Sears for these?

**dmc** · 08-18-2008 06:46 AM

I got an 8mm 12 pt from NAPA.

**m5racer** · 08-18-2008 07:23 AM

thanks, ya its really hard to find this tool beucase it is only used on Euro cars. DAm fuel filters!

**dmc** · 08-18-2008 07:51 AM

Mind you, the 8mm 12 pt I got from NAPA is not a 3/8" socket. It's a bit for screwdriver or drill, but you can stick an 8mm socket (?) on the other end of it to use it with a wrench.

**m5racer** · 08-18-2008 10:02 AM

they said they dont even have that. THe only thing he had was the allen key version

**dmc** · 08-18-2008 10:26 AM

I don't know.

I bought this about two weeks ago from a NAPA in Whitby. It was in their catalogue, and hanging on the wall of the retail store.

Snap On also makes them. The 8mm triple square socket driver bit (#FTSM8E) will likely take a lot more abuse than the NAPA part.

**Kunundrum** · 08-18-2008 09:39 PM

got my Metric 12pt set from Sears and my 1/2" sockets from Canadian tire.

**MAlby7** · 08-19-2008 10:09 AM

Try Princess Auto

**m5racer** · 08-19-2008 11:11 PM

I got a buddy to borrow it from his buddy who works at audi cause we both needed to do the Fuel Filter. I didnt end up putting the bolt back so now i dont have to worry about it ever again!

Oh and the car feels amazing now. It had the OEM Filter which was made in 2000! The cars feels way more responsive now. I couldent even blow a drop of gas out of my old fiter. By replaceing it i fixed some hesisation problems i was having. Now the car is faster (acclerats way smoother and faster for sure.) But dam I guess 8 year old Fuel Filters would casuse things like hesisation + slower accleration.