Oil filter removal tool...HELP

[SkanlaxJMO]

if you are using that wrench( the one 410 posted a picture of) and it doesnt seem to loosen...make sure you are turning it to the left...

 

[11lariat]

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94096

ive been using the one my dad picked up from harbor freight years ago with my motorcraft filters

 

[MONMIX]

if you are using that wrench( the one 410 posted a picture of) and it doesnt seem to loosen...make sure you are turning it to the left...

I would say no matter which tool you use make sure you are turning it to the left !!!!!!!

( well some people need to know !!!!!!! After all some one here DID cross thread their oil filter !!!!! )

 

[99SportX]

Here are a couple pics of the one I have. http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=API-100-120

 

[Tilt168]

hands or a screwdriver allways work for me....

 

[dman726749]

when i have trouble i break out the big ass channel locks(most people prob dont have one big enough, but my dad is an electrician, so we have all sizes) it works great...used the screwdriver method a few times too....

 

[BrooklynBay]

I have that plastic one. It works great, but they could crack if you put too much pressure on them. This happened on my first one.

 

[Bigg_billy]

hands or a screwdriver allways work for me....

Hammer and screw driver always works, no matter the vehicle, just don't drive it through the oil pan.....

 

[Dignan]

Hammer and screw driver always works, no matter the vehicle, just don't drive it through the oil pan.....

Oil Pan? Do you mean the filter?

Oh, never mind, you said DON'T. That makes more sense.

 

[410Fortune]

i had a filter rip in half with the screwdriver method once, it was soooo damn tight the screwdriver method did not work, but big ass pliers did once it was ripped in half!

 

[cfd911]

oil filter

my question is who tightened the darn thing in the first place usually 3/4 of a turn after the filter seats is all you need!!!!!

 

[MONMIX]

^^^

Right !!!!!

NEVER, EVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER, NEVER tighten a oil filter with a tool.
ALWAYS tighten by hand. Just like CFD says, after the seal makes contact, half to 2/4 of a turn and you are done.
( dont forget to lube the seal too )

 

[Bigg_billy]

Oil Pan? Do you mean the filter?

Oh, never mind, you said DON'T. That makes more sense.

No I meant don't drive it through the oil pan, after you drive it through the filter......

:thumbdwn:

 

[JDraper]

I would say no matter which tool you use make sure you are turning it to the left !!!!!!!

( well some people need to know !!!!!!! After all some one here DID cross thread their oil filter !!!!! )

Gee...I wonder who that might have been....

 

[Bigg_billy]

Maybe the same guy that had a block heater and drove off without unplugging it.........

 

[gijoecam]

ya know i was looking back a the beginning of this and you wrote
your in maine and it s -4 deg and your laying on the ground...
(%^#@?)^&%$#&$ what are you thinking, i mean first of all
why in gods name would you lay on the ground and try and change your oil
in the middle of winter, and second of all if you have to come on the internet and ask how to get the filter off MAYBE , JUST MAYBE
you probably SHOULDN T be changing your oil......
maybe you should leave it to someone more qualified.....
i mean c mon you don t have any mechanics or oil change shops
or even a ford dealer up there?????

Ouch! Harsh!

Ordinarily I would agree, but, this raises the question: How does one become 'more qualified' without trying and asking questions? Even I have been forced to turn to the 'net forums for help repairing items I don't consider myself 'qualified' to work on (specifically a washer, an icemaker, and a car or truck)... just because I never have doesn't mean I can't.

Everyone experiences an oil filter problem at some point in time. Change your own oil enough times, and you're bound to have one where you (or the grease monkey that did the oil change) fail to lube the seal before installing the filter. That's what causes 3/4 of the filter stuck issues, the other 20-some percent being caused by over-torquing the filter.

So, give the guy a break. Not everyone can be an expert like you right out of the gate. We've all got to learn sometime, and if this isn't the forum to ask this type of question, I don't know what is. Sure he may not have picked the best time of year to do it, but sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. You do what you gotta do!

-Joe

 

[MountaineerGreen]

I agree........... too harsh- questions and help are what this forum is all about. Sometimes things just don't work out, a 15 minute job turns in to an all day thing. It happens to everyone.

As for chaning oil, I would rather change it myself in -4 degree weather any day before I paid some body at a lube place to do it.

 

[Nocturnall]

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...Automotive+Specialty+Tools&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

I have a pair of these, I only use them when the oil is hot and I don't have time to wait for it to cool. You can grab the filter at an angle with them and use'em to just get it moving. I usually crush the filter a good amount with'em too before trying to turn the filter. Mostly I use my hands though. Next year try and plan a little better, I've been up to caribou, ME in the winter and I'd be damned if I was going to do anything under my car at that time of the year.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I also have the aligator grip from Sears:

It has other uses in plumbing such as removing, and installing a basin strainer locking nut, and grabbing PVC pipes.

 

[Nocturnall]

I'd used those with a flat peice of metal to compress calipers before...sucks but it's better then bare handed. and probably tons of other stuff, basically a large pair of channel locks with weird jaws.