I'm not saying it's me vs the car mechanics of the world, I know exactly where you're coming from - my post said I tightened mine by hand the other week.

All I'm saying - and something not mentioned in the posts - is that after you take it for it's first run check the oil filter again as they can, as mine did, loosen up. A quick nip up with the cap tool may just put your mind at rest a little more that's all