oil filter from hell!!!

[cardumb]

holy ****. I'm trying to change the oil filter on my ploder...the woman who owned it before me really did not take care of it....the oil filter has been on there for 10k miles!!! it will not budge.. I tried hammering a screwdriver in there; but it will not work.

PLEASE give me some tips..ive been out there for an hour.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Is there a way to get one of the oil filter wrenches on the filter that fits over the bottom of the filter & uses racthet to remove it?

 

[cardumb]

i have one. it's not the same size as my old car...and I really dont want to go and buy a new one....this is rediculous.

 

[aldive]

i have one. it's not the same size as my old car...and I really dont want to go and buy a new one....this is rediculous.

I would do as Dan suggested.

Good luck .....

 

[Blee1099]

Try using a oil filter socket wrench or if you still can't get it to budge, use a very large Channel lock.. I don't suggest it unless its a last resort and you don't need the car incase you still can't get it off.

 

[aldive]

I tried hammering a screwdriver in there; but it will not work.

By this do you mean you put the screwdriver through the filter?

 

[Brandons]

lets hope, the oil filters on there are really hard to get at if there really stuck tight on, before i started maintaining it, dad actually didnt get the oil changed long enough for the oil filter to corrode through!!

 

[chriswells78]

Sometimes you can take an old belt. Not the kind that you put on your car, but the kind that you put on your waist.

wrap the belt around once and loop it through the buckle and pull so that the belt rotates around the filter counter clockwise. the friction of you pulling on the belt should keep it tight as well as work against the tighness of the filter.

I hope this helps but it's somewhat hard to explain.

 

[cardumb]

Sometimes you can take an old belt. Not the kind that you put on your car, but the kind that you put on your waist.

wrap the belt around once and loop it through the buckle and pull so that the belt rotates around the filter counter clockwise. the friction of you pulling on the belt should keep it tight as well as work against the tighness of the filter.

I hope this helps but it's somewhat hard to explain.

Thats a really good idea...I'll have to do that next time. YES, THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS, I GOTTT IT OFF. With some good ole fashioned cussing and muscle I got it off. I knew those early morning worksouts ive been doing for 11 months would be good for something.


Next problem, I used a flimsy old cake top to catch the oil in...dropped a screwdriver in there and forgot about it, so when I tried to put the old oil back into the bottles; it kept swinging back and forth and i spilled some oil on the ground....a lot of oil actually. help so mom doesnt get pissed?

 

[Brandons]

Theres stuff like cat litter you can put down, i forget what its called, one of the guys will know, but it sucks up the oil a bit. Im not sure exactly what to do to clean up the rest, never had to worry about it since we have a gravel driveway...

 

[cardumb]

yeah...I have a cement tab that I work on...only flat area on our property. anyone know what he's talking about?

 

[Creager]

getting oil off cement, ahahah, good luck. But hes actually talking about kitty litter, but ive never used it, but ive heard/seen it work.

Laquor? Karosene? Gasoline? Couple old rags? That might make it worse actually

 

[cardumb]

I'm thinking bleach might do the trick...what say you?

 

[blue00]

TSP and scrub brush

After Soaking up the majority with rags and kitty litter, get some Trisodium phosphate (TSP) that you get for prepping surfaces such as interior walls of homes that need painting. Get it at your local paint dept for 3$ for a pint or so.

Pour a bunch on the stain add a little water to make kinda like a paste.

Scrub the paste well onto the oil spot and let sit for 20-30 mins.

Hose it off afterwards. Depending on the amouint of time the oil had to soak into the asphalt, you may need to repeat the process.

Note to all (no comments about my stupidity/neglect on what follows):

Last winter I had a larger spill .

I had to do the above cleaning procedure to my asphalt driveway after having replaced oil in my beast but because it was like -100deg F outside and I didn't check to ensure the mating surface of the oil filter housing was ready to accept the filter.

It turned out that the gasket from the old filter had dislodged from the old filter and remained stuck to the housing and of course I had screwed the new filter ontop on the old gasket. As soon as I started the engine to check for leaks, I had a frickin huge one within about 5 seconds as the oil spewed from underneath the filter onto the driveway, until I shut the engine off. Pretty expensive lesson to learn, having to buy more synthetic fluid and and all.

Note to self and all: check the mating surface of the oil filter every time replacing filter, not only if the oil drain plug has been installed prior to start up.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Whenever I work on my vehicles, I use a one piece plastic tray that is about 3 feet by 6 feet. I bought it a while ago in an HVAC supply house. It is used as a drip pan under water heaters, and central A/C units. I'm able to slide underneath the vehicle with it, and it keeps the ground clean (as well as me). It also keeps small parts from getting lost, or rolling away.

 

[cardumb]

Blue; thanks for that. If the staydry doesnt do the trick, I'll check out the tsp stuff.

Brooklyn: Its not the actual change I'm having problems with...although, I should get one of those trays...I'm spilling the oil when I empty the bucket into the new bottles.

 

[snoborder42]

When I get rid of my old oil I just refil a 1 gallon washer fluid bottle that I'v had for years. Makes life much easier than trying to refil those time bottles. Just an idea for you.

 

[ma96782]

When you replace the old filter w/ a new one, dont forget to put some silicone greese on the gasket........................the old dip finger in clean motor oil and lube the gasket may not be enough. And, hand tighten...............check for leaks.

Black gaskets are "rubber"..............the "new" orange gaskets (silicone)............so, no need for the silicone greese............so I've heard.

I've always done it w/ oil, though sometimes (when the filter gets stuck) it has me wondering..........is there a better solution?

Aloha, Mark

 

[cardumb]

i didnt know advance would take the oil unless its in the bottles...but cool.

ma...silicone grease...like window sealer? that would make it stick more dude...

 

[Ford_Racing_Guy]

he means grease like electricaly terminal grease.


but that shouldn't be needed, oil on the gasket should do fine