oil change from HELL!!!
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RE: oil change from HELL!!!
I too say use a strap wrench there is no filter that can not be taken off with a strap wrench !!(make surethe strap is nylon)I woulld not be poking it with a screwdriver once you do that you are screwed !! and it gives you less metal to work with . Go to lordco oryour local parts storeand buy a strap filter wrench and it WILL come off !!!
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RE: oil change from HELL!!!
ORIGINAL: MoparRob
I dont know what kinda space you are working with, but I have had to grab them with channel locks before and really dent the sides to remove them. The only filter wrench I have has a small handle so not much torque. But the channies got it off no prob. Just an idea GL.
I dont know what kinda space you are working with, but I have had to grab them with channel locks before and really dent the sides to remove them. The only filter wrench I have has a small handle so not much torque. But the channies got it off no prob. Just an idea GL.
12 inch channle locks is what i use all the time, moms car, bros truck, lawnmower, sno blower.\\
no dickin' around with sh**y oil wrenches
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RE: oil change from HELL!!!
Pretty obvious that the original filter went on without any oil on the rubber gasket...wouldnt you like to talk to the guy that put it on!!!!! Had a similar situation on my hyundai pony in 1987....filter wouldnt come off and the filter wrench started crushing the filter...so I tried the screwdriver thru the filter and shredded the filter right around which left me with oily jagged edges to work with....finnaly got if off with a chain wrench and when the filter finally let go it did so with a big "crack" and then gave in....
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RE: oil change from HELL!!!
I go for the strap's when theirs room (on my 2500 there's pleanty), but if it fights me or their isn't room (my wifes cars always seem to have the filter in a spot where there is hardly any room) the oil filter socket + extensions as needed + breaker has always worked. As far as the screwdriver trick, it really should be your absolute last resort. If it just tears the case your in a world of hurt!
Oh ya, on the explitives, over the years, especially when I was young and ended up working on my old beaters in the snow and cold, I'm convinced cursing the part seems to help. I think I've even made up some pretty foul utterances on occasion, usually right after I manage to slip off a bolt or nut, and skin my knuckles with cold hands!
Oh ya, on the explitives, over the years, especially when I was young and ended up working on my old beaters in the snow and cold, I'm convinced cursing the part seems to help. I think I've even made up some pretty foul utterances on occasion, usually right after I manage to slip off a bolt or nut, and skin my knuckles with cold hands!