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Originally Posted by genolan
Any tricks to getting a stuck oil filter off, It's a large NAPA 1515 filter and the clearance from the end to the frame is less than an inch making an end socket or even a metal slip on oil wrench impossible to get on. I tried a rubber strap wrench and it started to crush the filter so I stopped. Any advise? |
This has happened to me as well. I tried removing a cold filter and it wouldn't budge and started to crush.
Get yourself a large wrench like this:
https://www.channellock.com/440-Straight-Jaw-Plier.aspx
Close it around the filter, crush it until the wrench has a solid grip on the filter. Then Lean over and put all your weight into the handle of the wrench and maintain constant pressure until the filter turns. Don't rock back and forth, keep the pressure constant and the seal will eventually give and the filter will turn.
Good luck