Help! Oil Filter Stuck
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Help! Oil Filter Stuck
Changing oil today, drilled hole in filter to drain, started to take off filter, it turned about 1/4 turn then nothing- stuck,wont budge. i have mangled the canister pretty good trying to muscle it off. Anyone have any ideas or experience cutting the filter off? Its a Napa 1734. Thanks- Jim
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Righty tighty - Lefty loosey. Sorry, had to do it. I know it happens but it is hard to imagine that a lubricated before installed item that flows oil would lock up like that. If you did not install it, maybe it was cross threaded??? Hope you get it.
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In 100k miles, I've only had one filter not twist off with a filter wrench. Like you, I also jab a hole in the bottom to pre-drain the filter. So there I was with a pass through filter that wont come off... After failing to manhandle it I started thinking... thats when I ended up taking a long screwdriver and punching it through the whole filter. It worked for me..
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Mine got stuck so tight one time, I hd to cut the filter off and then chisel the top loose. I learned to brake the seal before punching a hole. Doing the seal first will at least leave it drivable, whole first your kind of stuck.
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I gave up-theyre coming to tow it now. I feel like an a**. This never happened to me before. Live & learn. This will be the most expensive oil change ever. I will definately loosen it before I drill next time. Thanks for the quick replies & suggestions. Jim
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Happy ending to a bad day-the tow truck driver asked me if I wanted him to give it a shot. To make a long story short, he got it off ! Said they do their own filter changes and have seen everything. Took him about 10 min. Total cost: $100 [$85 'emergency service call' price + $15 thankyou tip]. I'll take it. The tow alone was gonna cost me $129.
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Here is a pic of the oil filter wrench Kiwk recommended, http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=SER&PartNumber= 2320&Description=Oil+Filter+Wrench, So i bought one and can tell you that it is a very well made and works great. Thanks again Kiwk.
