Damn oil filter
Damn oil filter I got the car about 6 months ago and am finally changing the oil, well the dealership put the damn oil filter on so tight it won't budge. What the hell can I use to get this friggin' thing off, things like this are the reason I don't like working on my own car :end rant:
You could go to Autozone and get an "oil filter wrench" which is basically a strap you can tighten. It looks like this:
Or if all else fails, after you have drained the oil from the pan you could pierce the filter on the side with a screwdriver and try to twist (for more torque than your hands can apply). Be warned though that will make a little bit of a mess
Or if all else fails, after you have drained the oil from the pan you could pierce the filter on the side with a screwdriver and try to twist (for more torque than your hands can apply). Be warned though that will make a little bit of a mess
screw driver is the easiest way, i dont even try other methods anymore. you could pierce the filter and drain the oil out of it, and then use the screw driver to twist it off, less mess.
go to walmart. they make a plastic cup that fits the oil filter like a socket and you use a socket to twist it off. I would be careful with a screwdriver because if you twist the filter in half you will be in a load of trouble.
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Damn, Twort you nailed it on the head with that post. I had to go to Napa and buy the cup to fit the oil filter, except this one was metal, and voila it came off. So a 30 minute oil change turned into about 2 hours. But now at least I got the right tools for next time, thanks guys.
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Originally Posted by BeeraddSS98
can you take the oil filter off when there is still oil in the engine? I forgot to change the filter... 
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wow. i've never had to resort to a tool to remove the filter on a LSX engine, little hard to get a good hand on, but it'll come off if you have strong hands...don't forget to add the 14 quarts of oil to your car...most people make the mistake of not putting enough in...
14qts 
