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crambuster

Hi all!!

The oilk filter on my Bonnie will not come off it just will not move!!!!!

I have the tools to do the job but grrrrr it will not move a cm....

My mate told me to put a svrewdriver throu it but is that wise???

Any help would be welcome.

Cheers all!!!!!!!!

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Gtorockz

I use a cup type filter wrench with a ratchet, available at most auto parts stores. Should make easy work of it.

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Geimer

Hi,
Gtorockz's idea is good, take your new filter to the auto parts store and obtain a socket that fits.
Yes you can drive a screwdriver or a spike through the thing but be prepared to make a mess. Also be sure you leave enough room to turn the filter once you have your spike (or whatever) driven through it.
Once on a truck I owned my socket kept slipping off the end of the filter. Finally the end of the filter was rounded off. I had no choice but to drive something through it. It was so tight the metal began tearing. Finally I tore the filter completely apart and was able to get a vise grip on the remains and finally get it to budge.
I've NEVER tightened filters more than 3/4 to 1 turn past where they begin to seat (hand tight but with a LOT of 'hand tightness') but even so, for some reason they seem to tighten up between oil changes... some vehicles more than others.

propforward

Use the proper filter wrench to put the filter ON, just use a set of channel locks to grab a hold and get the old one OFF. Don't care about denting or scratching the old filter - just don't want to dent or scratch anything else. This way you don't have oil pouring everywhere when you puncture the old filter with a screwdriver.

That's how I do it anyway - works every time.

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sweatmachine

like they said, a filter wrench, a big pair of channel locks, a screwdriver, or a sharpened piece of round rod should make short work of the stuck filter.

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joelk

i just changed the oil on my thruxton yesterday. same problem. i hammered a large screwdriver through the filter and used it as a lever. worked great and was actually a little fun. i'd probably do it the same way next time.

as far as the "mess" goes... with the pan underneath it really wasn't bad at all.

B02S4

There is no need to resort to stone-age techniques to remove a stubborn oil filter, however satisfying that may be.

Just use one of these instead: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=36778

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Pokeyjoe

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Uh, no. I'm a little surprised at you. Do not use a wrench to put the filter on. Put a little oil on the gasket and hand tighten only. Even then, you can get it too tight. Turn it until the gasket makes contact and then tighten half to three-quarters of a turn. No more. It will not come loose and you will probably need a wrench to get it off.

Yes, driving a screwdriver through the filter can make a mess. In my experience, if you can't get it off anyway, you will just shred the can trying to loosen it with a screwdriver through it. I've had to resort to notching the rolled over lip next to the engine with a chisel and then using the chisel to loosen the filter. If you don't use a hammer, you didn't do something right.

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propforward

If I put the filter on with my hand I'll over tighten it. I'm a big fella.

I use the cap type filter wrench to match the end of the filter, and I use a torque wrench to the correct setting so it doesn't get overtightened. I should probably have clarified that up front.
+1 on smearing oil on the O ring though. And while I'm banging on - fill the filter with oil before putting it on.

Channel locks to get the thing off, because I can't be bothered to mess around, although I have found that I can use the filter wrench to get them off becuase I don't overtighten them.

Works every time - never leaks, never falls off, never gets stuck on.

This is my method - and I'm sticking with it.

EDIT: Although - the hand tight then 3/4 turn method is very reliable, and a perfectly sound approach. Proven to give highly repeatable torque values in several applications. :

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ohiorider

Thanks for the link to this specialty tool. Didn't know there was such an animal. Next time at Harbor Frt, I'm getting one.

Bob

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