Oil filter for LS1 surprise
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Oil filter for LS1 surprise
Previous owner had an AC DELCO filter.
I bought a MOBIL 1 filter and a filter wrench.
I buy all the necessary things to do the oil change myself, (rhino ramps, wrench, catch tub, etc) Drain the oil. Crawl under the car to get the AC DELCO filter off, and... it doesn't fit.
I run to the auto parts store, and low and behold, the stupid AC DELCO filter uses a different size filter wrench. Same car, same size filter, different brand filter, different size wrench.
Well... lessons learned. I was pretty pissed off driving to the auto parts store.
I bought a MOBIL 1 filter and a filter wrench.
I buy all the necessary things to do the oil change myself, (rhino ramps, wrench, catch tub, etc) Drain the oil. Crawl under the car to get the AC DELCO filter off, and... it doesn't fit.
I run to the auto parts store, and low and behold, the stupid AC DELCO filter uses a different size filter wrench. Same car, same size filter, different brand filter, different size wrench.
Well... lessons learned. I was pretty pissed off driving to the auto parts store.
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Previous owner had an AC DELCO filter.
I bought a MOBIL 1 filter and a filter wrench.
I buy all the necessary things to do the oil change myself, (rhino ramps, wrench, catch tub, etc) Drain the oil. Crawl under the car to get the AC DELCO filter off, and... it doesn't fit.
I run to the auto parts store, and low and behold, the stupid AC DELCO filter uses a different size filter wrench. Same car, same size filter, different brand filter, different size wrench.
Well... lessons learned. I was pretty pissed off driving to the auto parts store.
I bought a MOBIL 1 filter and a filter wrench.
I buy all the necessary things to do the oil change myself, (rhino ramps, wrench, catch tub, etc) Drain the oil. Crawl under the car to get the AC DELCO filter off, and... it doesn't fit.
I run to the auto parts store, and low and behold, the stupid AC DELCO filter uses a different size filter wrench. Same car, same size filter, different brand filter, different size wrench.
Well... lessons learned. I was pretty pissed off driving to the auto parts store.
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I have one oil filter wrench,bought it when I got the Vette.
Before that,I used the old school, universal method of punching a hole in the filter with a screwdriver,then after it drains,drive the same screwdriver all the way through the filter,then use it as a handle to unscrew the filter.
Works on Vettes,too,if you don't have "the wrench"...not real classy,but it gets it done.
Before that,I used the old school, universal method of punching a hole in the filter with a screwdriver,then after it drains,drive the same screwdriver all the way through the filter,then use it as a handle to unscrew the filter.
Works on Vettes,too,if you don't have "the wrench"...not real classy,but it gets it done.
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If you need a wrench to take off the filter then you installed it too tight to begin with. Just gently spin them down until the gasket makes contact then go ~3/4 turn more. That's all they need. I always remove mine by hand. At worst, I'll wrap a piece of 60 grit sandpaper around it to get a better grip.
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From: Mobile Alabama
I have one oil filter wrench,bought it when I got the Vette.
Before that,I used the old school, universal method of punching a hole in the filter with a screwdriver,then after it drains,drive the same screwdriver all the way through the filter,then use it as a handle to unscrew the filter.
Works on Vettes,too,if you don't have "the wrench"...not real classy,but it gets it done.
Before that,I used the old school, universal method of punching a hole in the filter with a screwdriver,then after it drains,drive the same screwdriver all the way through the filter,then use it as a handle to unscrew the filter.
Works on Vettes,too,if you don't have "the wrench"...not real classy,but it gets it done.
Be careful with this one. I bought a new '74 Pontiac Grand Prix and at the first oil change could not get the oil filter removed. I drove a screw drive through it and started twisting. The filter was on so tight that the screw driver literally sheared through the metal filter and left the upper portion of the filter in the socket.Needless to say, I had to have the car towed to the dealer to get the remaining part of the old filter removed.
From that point on, I always removed the filter as the first step in an oil change, before draining the oil.
Lesson learned.
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From: Santa Fe TX
I always tighten and removed mine by hand too, but the last time I did that with the vette, I got a small drip. When the car is cold with the high flow pump, it can run 100+ psi at half throttle (per DIC). Gotta be fairly snug to hold 100 psi.
Many people on here with cams have hi flow pumps.
Many people on here with cams have hi flow pumps.
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Be careful with this one. I bought a new '74 Pontiac Grand Prix and at the first oil change could not get the oil filter removed. I drove a screw drive through it and started twisting. The filter was on so tight that the screw driver literally sheared through the metal filter and left the upper portion of the filter in the socket.Needless to say, I had to have the car towed to the dealer to get the remaining part of the old filter removed.
From that point on, I always removed the filter as the first step in an oil change, before draining the oil.
Lesson learned.