Dented, stuck oil filter, ok to drive to shop?
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Help, Dented, stuck oil filter, ok to drive to shop?
I cant get my dang oil filter off, the shop will switch it for another one for six bucks, its about 15 miles away, will i be ok to drive it there, its holding up alright. hand tight from now on lol.
Last edited by Lead_Foot; 07-27-2005 at 04:43 PM.
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on your next oil change make sure and use petroleum jelly on the rubber seal instead of oil. That will help in removal as oil tends to become a glue. Make sure and follow the follow the manufactures oil filter installation instructions. I believe that they mostly will say 3/4 to 1 full turn more after the seal contacts the metal surface. I have the strap type filter wrench and a Craftsman large adjustable set of plyers that I can take off 99.9% of all my filters when I worked at the Ford dealership.
Last edited by Ponyracer; 07-27-2005 at 05:27 PM.
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Originally Posted by Lead_Foot
thats what dented it.
Oh and btw im 15 years old lol.
Oh and btw im 15 years old lol.
thanks for the laughs!
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well, There is one of two possible solutions..
a) Drive it to the shop like you mentioned above and pay to have them remove it.
b) find yourself a long screwdriver and a hammmer (also mantionaed above). Pound the screwdriver through the oil Filter (in one side and out the other) and use the screwdriver as a handle to turn the filter. It will definitely come off that way (unless there is a strength issue)
the only problem with "b" is that once you do that, it is NOT driveable, so Option A will no longer be an option unless tyou have it towed.
a) Drive it to the shop like you mentioned above and pay to have them remove it.
b) find yourself a long screwdriver and a hammmer (also mantionaed above). Pound the screwdriver through the oil Filter (in one side and out the other) and use the screwdriver as a handle to turn the filter. It will definitely come off that way (unless there is a strength issue)
the only problem with "b" is that once you do that, it is NOT driveable, so Option A will no longer be an option unless tyou have it towed.