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.

As long as it's holding and it's just got a dent or two, not totally crushed, you should be fine.

thats about what i thought

do you have the oil filter wrench? i have always been able to get them off with that. if not leaking alright to drive but i think you should try one more time, heck a 17 year old oil pan jockey is going to do what you cannot do, why?

thats what dented it.
Oh and btw im 15 years old lol.

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.

hahahahahahahahaha! once i had to drive a screw driver through a very stubborn filter, i can't remember what it was on though. try getting the strap right near the bottom of filter by engine, put sand paper in if slipping. you can do it. and if you are 15 you can't drive to shop any way! hahahaha!
thanks for the laughs!

I need someone 25+ years old to go wit me, thats all.

i'll go wit you, and i am over 25.

really, i want you to go try for me, one more time. i know you can do it. heck you are just waiting around for someone to drive you! :-X20

alright, fourth times the charm. maybe this time i'll have oil on me up to my shoulders lol.

Managed to bend my oil wrench, and further dent my oil filter.

darn! i wish i was there to help. let me think for a second if i can come up with a solution.

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) :-hair

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.

ive heard all option b does is rip the casing apart.

I've personally done it before... it works