Stuck Oil Filter
#11
01-19-2009, 03:08 PM
Record Breaker
i think just get underneath, grab the sucker with a nice size pair of channel locks, and give her a twist, the worst its going to do is just rip the metal off the whole thing in which case you an do like apa228 siad with the holes in the top. and this is caused by the overtightening of the filter on installation, like everyone said, just hand snug, the pressure of the motors oils sytem it will keep it in place and eventually "tighten"...
let us know when it comes off
let us know when it comes off
#13
01-19-2009, 03:23 PM
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#15
01-19-2009, 07:26 PM
DONE. finally i got it off. i had to rip open the filter and just hit it with a blunt chisel and hammer and screw it off. i tried the channel lock pliers and didnt work ( it did help me break the filter apart.) thanks for all those great tips. ill remember them if for some weird reason this ever happens again, which i think it won't. \m/
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#16
01-19-2009, 09:15 PM
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#17
01-19-2009, 10:31 PM
i've got a pair of pliers like this that made with the curve to fit oil filters. it works really good. i think mine we about $10-12.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...atchallpartial
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...atchallpartial
#18
03-29-2021, 07:25 PM
Oil filter stuck
I was changing my truck's oil today but when i came to get the old filter off, its stuck. I tried to take it off with the tool that looks like a loop with a handle and it crushed the filter. I also tried the screw driver trick and that did not help . now the filter has a big hole in the middle. Some one told me that the gasket got stuck on to the engine, but how can i get it off? i also tried it with a knife and no luck. Any idea how I can get that thing to unscrew. I want to finish this nasty oil change already. by the way the oil filter's brand is FRAM
#19
03-30-2021, 09:10 AM
What are you driving, and what tools do you have available? I have driven a screwdriver thru filters before, and then used that to lever them loose..... But, that only works if you have the room.
#20
04-01-2021, 10:26 AM
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Harbor Freight sells a locking oil filter wrench that makes removing a stuck filter pretty easy: https://www.harborfreight.com/lockin...nch-63696.html
In the past I've driven a screwdriver through the oil filter, but that didn't end well for me.
In the past I've driven a screwdriver through the oil filter, but that didn't end well for me.