I decided to change my own oil since the dealer said no problem warranty wise. <BR>Warmed it up, pumped out the old oil and tried to take off the filter. Ha Ha it wouldn't budge. <BR>I tried 3 different oil filter wrenches. Still would not move. Tried the old screw driver through the can method and the can just ripped. <BR>I had to drill holes between the stock holes in the base of the old filter. After 5 hours of cussing,sweating and drilling i finally got it off. <BR>I just want to thank the Ahole at Indmar that put my filter on so damn tight. It is supposed to be hand tight you jackass! <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/572747.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/572748.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/572749.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/572750.jpg" alt="Upload">
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Hence, DIY is the only way to go for simple routine maintenance!
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wow
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bob that sucks. had a similar problem with an acura rsx. i feel your pain
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same here with our 08 corolla. How do they put them on at the factory?
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i've had my good share of ripped oil filters. they make a special tool for when you rip off the can. its called a spanner wrench i think. its has 2 metal studs that go in those little holes that you drilled between. lucky for me the last time i had a can crush the snap on tool guy came by the shop. he probably saved me a couple hours of time.
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Let me guess, was that a pennzoil filter. I work for a chevy dealer and we use pennzoil filters and they stick 70% of the time. Those filters are junk. Never had to cut one up that bad.
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Good god that had to have been a biotch to do. I can only imagine how long that would hve taken on my boat.
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Bob, do you wipe some old oil on the filter gasket of the new filter before you put it on?
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I had the same issue with my fuel filter canister last year. I tried everything I could to get it off, and it would not budge. Unfortunatly I can't tear it up to get it off. I passed on changing the filter last year, and I am dreading it this year. Any great ideas?
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big chanellocks or if you have room to do it a pipe wrench is worthy too.
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Man, that sounds like something that would happen to me. that sucks
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Make absolutely sure that you get off any of the old gasket from the filter base before you put on the new filter or you WILL get an oil leak. <BR> <BR>The exact same thing happened the first time I changed the oil filter in my boat. I resorted to taking a small hammer and chisel and chiseling away the gasket. It was hard to do because of the lip around the filter base but it was only 2 hours instead of 5 <IMG SRC="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0>
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I have a large oil filter wrench that looks like a set of chanellocks with lots of teeth and fairly wide. Works like a champ on crap like this, pretty sure I got it a local Shucks or Napa type joint years ago.
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Are you sure it was a lefty loosy, righty tighty issue? Hahaha...just kidding.
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my wife expects everything I say will take 30 min to take 5 hours. That totally sucks though, make sure you do it yourself and then next year if we see this thread from you again we are allowed to give you some S$*t
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Been there as well on my first oil change of the "new to me" boat. When the screwdriver through the filter didn't work I went with a pry bar as it had more surface area (resulting in less cutting through the filter) I had to put it all the way through both sides of the filter to get a solid enough grip, then I put an extension on it for leverage. Man that was a freaking mess! <BR> <BR>Glad to hear you got it off and fixed.
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Is it normal for the inside of the filter to be that dirty? Thats crazy!
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Been there too just not to that extent. First oil change on my boat me an 2 buddy's F'n with it before a ride. 3 beers each and an hour later we finally got it off. Do they have robots putting these things on or something?
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A spanner wrench is actually a tool for doing R&P work on an axle. However I can see where it would be handy in a situation like this. I feel your pain on the overtightened filters, have to deal with them alot, no fun. I've never seen one take that much work though!!!
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Spanner wrenches of many flavors are used for all kinds of things. Sometimes it can help to shove a screwdriver through the sides of the filter to turn it. <BR> <BR>Pennzoil filters are just yellow Fram filters, which is the cheapest crap on the market.
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"I just want to thank the Ahole at Indmar that put my filter on so damn tight. It is supposed to be hand tight you jackass!" <BR> <BR>Sorry Bob but that's hilarious!<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/rofl.gif" border=0>
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Where's the blood! Same thing happened to someone I know but by the time he was done it looked like a crime scene.
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I thought this post was about some people I work with...<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/rofl.gif" border=0>
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Man i feel your pain! Been there done that. Luckily the screw driver through the can trick has always solved the problem for me as a last resort.
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