Stuck Oil Filter
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Racer
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From: Detroit MI
Stuck Oil Filter
Got to thank the forum and the C5 area that I found this helpful tool in.
My filter was stuck and the screwdriver through the heart method was not working. Bought this and had it off in a blink of an eye.
So here it is for anyone else having this problem.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...ihtoken=1#tabs
Thanks to all
My filter was stuck and the screwdriver through the heart method was not working. Bought this and had it off in a blink of an eye.
So here it is for anyone else having this problem.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...ihtoken=1#tabs
Thanks to all
Le Mans Master
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From: Orlando FL
Looks pretty cool, I could see how it would work. I quit using the band removal tool couple years ago. I now buy the oil filter (fram) with the clover leaf bottom. I bought the tool for it and it's been working out for me OK. Charge on 
Story time. Way back when, bought a used Camaro with 20000 on it. Went to change the oil filter which was black and no markings on it with an bolt head on bottom of filter. I never seen anything like this and it looked factory to me. COULD NOT GET IT OFF with ratchet or band tool. Before I made things worse, I actually took it in for an oil and filter change. Smartest thing I ever did. He worked on that ALL DAY for $12.00. He used the screwdriver method to and more. Better him than me and glad I didn’t see it with my own eyes.
Story time. Way back when, bought a used Camaro with 20000 on it. Went to change the oil filter which was black and no markings on it with an bolt head on bottom of filter. I never seen anything like this and it looked factory to me. COULD NOT GET IT OFF with ratchet or band tool. Before I made things worse, I actually took it in for an oil and filter change. Smartest thing I ever did. He worked on that ALL DAY for $12.00. He used the screwdriver method to and more. Better him than me and glad I didn’t see it with my own eyes.
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Racer
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From: Detroit MI
The screwdriver was just bending/tearing up the filter and yes it was all the way through. Might have been able to get it if there was more space to turn it into anyway that removal tool from sears made it so much eaiser that I will probably never have to consider the screw driver ever again.
Le Mans Master
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From: Louisiana
I bought a oil filter wrench device from walmart ($7) to get my stuck filters off. I have found that IMO I can just hand tighten my filter on and no leaks, it also makes it easier to get off by hand.
Racer
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From: Kelso WA
I had a '69 Camaro that I bought with the same problem. I ended up using a wide & thick bladed knife that I had made. It took a couple of stabbings and turnings before it finally broke loose. I think I had a couple of hours in on it before finding a solution that worked.
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I've never had a problem removing any AC/Delco PF52 filter from my LT1. I always hand-tighten only, though.
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Originally Posted by -js-
The screwdriver was just bending/tearing up the filter and yes it was all the way through. Might have been able to get it if there was more space to turn it into anyway that removal tool from sears made it so much eaiser that I will probably never have to consider the screw driver ever again.
Ill have to look for that..it looks adjustable? (got 3 cars to change oil in)
anyway..i also can't believe the screwdriver method didn't work!
I use one of those long extra thick craftsman flathead screwdrivers...that works every time.
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I had one stick on a diesel this week and I had to cut off the entire can, drill and tap the base plate and insert bolts into it as a fulcrum for a big prybar to get it broken loose.
It had been install correctly (oil on gasket, hand tightened only) only 2 months ago and it still froze.
The whole ordeal took me about 4 hours and I was a greasy, oily mess after only the first 5 minutes.
That's one brand of filter that you'll NEVER see on anything I own again.
It had been install correctly (oil on gasket, hand tightened only) only 2 months ago and it still froze.
The whole ordeal took me about 4 hours and I was a greasy, oily mess after only the first 5 minutes.
That's one brand of filter that you'll NEVER see on anything I own again.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
I've seen the screwdriver method fail more than once when the filter has been overtightened by some Bozo. 
There's a reason that the filters all say "hand tighten only" on them! The wrenches are only for removal, not installation! I've had large oil filters on HD diesels (these do require just a bit of snugging with the wrench) that were so severely over-tightened that I've destroyed filter wrenches trying to remove them. Needless to say, the screwdriver method is futile in these cases. A large chisel and hammer working at the base of the filter, being careful not to screw up the filter housing, was required for these. It made me want to hunt down and kill the truck stop grease-jockey responsible! 
There's a reason that the filters all say "hand tighten only" on them! The wrenches are only for removal, not installation! I've had large oil filters on HD diesels (these do require just a bit of snugging with the wrench) that were so severely over-tightened that I've destroyed filter wrenches trying to remove them. Needless to say, the screwdriver method is futile in these cases. A large chisel and hammer working at the base of the filter, being careful not to screw up the filter housing, was required for these. It made me want to hunt down and kill the truck stop grease-jockey responsible!
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Picabo
That's one brand of filter that you'll NEVER see on anything I own again.
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
bozo must really get around...i've had a bunch of his artwork to get off...
i have a 6'' long ''arrow'' of i/2'' steel rod and a piece of 4'' exhaust pipe about a foot long...one end of the pipe has a hacksawed slot about 2'' long x 1'' wide...the other end i ''melted'' holes thru on either side large enough for a 1/2'' breaker bar...you can figure the rest out...hasn't missed yet
i have a 6'' long ''arrow'' of i/2'' steel rod and a piece of 4'' exhaust pipe about a foot long...one end of the pipe has a hacksawed slot about 2'' long x 1'' wide...the other end i ''melted'' holes thru on either side large enough for a 1/2'' breaker bar...you can figure the rest out...hasn't missed yet
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Racer
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From: Detroit MI
Well this is the first time I ran into the stuck filter in 28 years. I did have my daughters camaro get stranded 2 1/2 hours away from home. The grease monkey must have put it on too lose and oil was leaking out. Good thing she noticed that but she was actualy calling because her master cylinder went out figured I was going to find brake fluid guess she has a 
watching out for her.
watching out for her.
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From: eville in
Originally Posted by Picabo
I had one stick on a diesel this week and I had to cut off the entire can, drill and tap the base plate and insert bolts into it as a fulcrum for a big prybar to get it broken loose.
It had been install correctly (oil on gasket, hand tightened only) only 2 months ago and it still froze.
The whole ordeal took me about 4 hours and I was a greasy, oily mess after only the first 5 minutes.
That's one brand of filter that you'll NEVER see on anything I own again.
It had been install correctly (oil on gasket, hand tightened only) only 2 months ago and it still froze.
The whole ordeal took me about 4 hours and I was a greasy, oily mess after only the first 5 minutes.
That's one brand of filter that you'll NEVER see on anything I own again.
