ok ok i know i know it goes like this first off im a converter or upgrader i came from the gen 2 and bought my 04 in nov havent been around needed new pc so im here now....anyway had truck for 3mths had conventional oil in it from carlot so i was time to do the swap ive used syntec in most of my vehicles and i like it so i go ahead and get my stuff get prepped figued 20 mins thats what it took on my sport so off we go go to remove pan bolt no luck it tight as ole hell so i give some and pop it comes loose ok so oil drains i look at bolt locktite on it hmmmmmmm wtf ok clean it up put back in no prob....nows the real effed up part the filter put filter wrench on turn nothing more *** nothin....hmmmmmmmm ok reset do it again crunch filter collapses awww man i was unhappy so after some thinking trying other methods calls to buddies nothing could get this damn thing off by now the whole housing and fiter come off but not mounting part more time goes by more an more pissed i get ...... angle grinder cut in between wholes in filter piece damn thing comes off....relief at last thought i was gonna hafta get it towed and pay for fixin.....lesson to all oil ur gasket and dont over tighten ur filters guys this may happen ..... btw thanks to the carlot i bought my truck from u made my day.......now the truck is fine syntec in mibil 1 filter on and purrring like a truck......have with this one laugh all day i am.....jay

 

That sucks man but it is good that you were able to finally get it taken care of. Could you find any reason why the filter was so hard to get off, did they use lock tite on that too?

 

You could have just taken a small screw driver, stabbed into the side and turned the whole thing. Worked for me. Just make sure you have the right size oil filter. LOL. And the locktite on the plug screw, WTF!! Some dumb backyard mechanic it sounds like.

 

well i heard it was done at a garage the screw driver thing i was told about but the whole thing had already collapsed at that point the only reason i can think of y the filter didnt come off was no oil on gasket and overtightened cause it to melt to the block thats my guess anyway....

 

I don't mean to sound mean but a little punctuation would make an easier read

 

Yea, I agree with that. Being in more than one sentence makes it easier to read.

 

I can never got my filter off with regular tools. 3 changes ago, I tried a pipe wrench. Worked like a charm. Grabs the filter without damaging it.

Heck, I even use the K&N filter with the wrench adapter on it and that was crap. Yes, I oil my gasket everytime too.

 

Yeah mine was a tight ***** to get off too! I was the one who put it on and I didnt torque the hell outta it and I oil the seal I guess they just like to be tricky. My last oil change reminded me of the rookie mistake I almost made. Luckily I saw the old gasket on the block before I decided to toss a new filter on

 

My factory filter was a PITA to remove too. After an hour I said F it and had the dealer do it for free...after some choice words of course. Haven't had a prob with it since....lube the gasket and hand tighten.

 

sorry ill try to do better with some punctuation to help out some. i just didnt know it was that big a deal.