Swivel/Socket Spanners & UJ sockets

Some great tools for confined engine space & those real awkward bolts in nasty recess with no direct tool route is Swivel Socket Spanners & Universal Joint sockets.
Can really make an awkward job almost easy & saves a lot of time & possible damage to yourself or item you working on.
Prices on these are reasonable too with 12pc swivel socket set as cheap as £25 & better mid range quality around £65+
Universal Joint sockets in 3/8 drive & 10pc set is as cheap as £20- with mid range around £35.
Those swivel Socket spanners have saved me some headaches & time over the years, if do look at buying some try buy ones with full machined depth in socket so allows for longer exposed thread on studs & bolts when working on the nut as this design point really makes the tools more usable.

Agree uj sockets has saved me thrashing things to pieces due to piss poor design

Yes they very good & available easy/cheap, a simple 3/8 metric set will cover most things jap car related.

One thing im lacking in my toolbox .... i have flexi rachet spanners wich are quite useful but can be abit bulky for some tighter spaces ....

Christmas is coming, put it on your list & could save you from socks or a jumper :-)

Lol very true ... i think ive got my christmas present quoter already for tools

These will be going on my Christmas list for sure I have so many different types of spanners in my toolbox but only use a few them. However that one moment where you need a slightly different type of one makes it all worthwhile

I think rachet spannes ar 1 of the best tools invented... Espeasialy when you have to get the bastard nut, for eg, under the exhaust manifold o pulsars lol

Yup ratchet spanners are awesome, I like the flexible head type ones aswell, makes getting into those hard to reach places easier.