Can't get oil filter off. Next step?

[300havoc]

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Wrap a leather belt around it, and pull, lots of leverage. Fat man belts work best, even more leverage. Just did it this past weekend.

+1 I used an old jump rope and had a knot on the filter that was tight as I pulled the correct direction. Worked well on my Mazda when the filter was stuck on.

[gmc72]

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I see all the damage is on the outer end. Can't you get a strap/chain wrench closer to the base where there's more rigidity?

This was my first thought as well. If you can get closer to the base of the filter, there's more structure there to stop it from collapsing. When I was changing oil for a living and we had a difficult filter, this trick usually worked.

[Sugarphreak]

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[16hypen3sp]

^ There is actually engine structure on the other side of the filter which prevents the strap from be placed closer towards the front of the filter... I'd have to start unbolting shit.

BUT...

I am pleased to announce that I have persevered with this endeavor this morning. Filter is off, new one is on. A little ingenuity and a small pair of vice grips goes a long way sometimes.

[benyl]

I've had some of these for years...

https://www.amazon.ca/TEKTON-5867-16.../dp/B000NPUKG6

[gmc72]

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^ There is actually engine structure on the other side of the filter which prevents the strap from be placed closer towards the front of the filter... I'd have to start unbolting shit.

BUT...

I am pleased to announce that I have persevered with this endeavor this morning. Filter is off, new one is on. A little ingenuity and a small pair of vice grips goes a long way sometimes.

Nice!!! Now you can get out and enjoy this weather on that Victory!! I'm getting my bike ready this weekend! Shouldn't be much, just a clean and firing it up.

[D'z Nutz]

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^ There is actually engine structure on the other side of the filter which prevents the strap from be placed closer towards the front of the filter... I'd have to start unbolting shit.

BUT...

I am pleased to announce that I have persevered with this endeavor this morning. Filter is off, new one is on. A little ingenuity and a small pair of vice grips goes a long way sometimes.

So for future reference in case anyone else has the same problem, what did you do?

[16hypen3sp]

^ I took my large flathead screwdriver and punched in a new hole into the side of filter more towards the front of it. I widened out the hole a little bit and then hooked the top jaw of my small vice grips inside of the filter, while the bottom jaw clamped on the outside (clamped onto the filter housing). The vice grips were clamped on perpendicular to the filter and if you were to look dead on from the back of the filter, the vice grips would be at the 8 o'clock position. This allowed me to push the vice grips forward with greater leverage which would turn the filter counter clockwise. It still took some serious force but it held together and rotated.

[Maxx Mazda]

Pipe wrench.

[schurchill39]

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It's kind of the geometric opposite, but same theory as, the way a gentleman gives a 19 year old anal. Patience and care is key.

I'm really surprised we all just glossed over this.

[ExtraSlow]

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I'm really surprised we all just glossed over this.

Me too. I guess my hard work to make this forum a better place isn't always appreciated.

[Thaco]

i just went through this same shit on my dads truck this weekend, big durty dodge diesel, luckily it was accessible from the top, but there was lines blocking the bottom so i couldn't get a filter wrench on, i ended up using a ratchet strap, it worked perfect, just put it on so the tightening is the same way you need to turn the filter and it just cranks down until the filter gives, didnt slip at all...

not my pic, but the same method.

[16hypen3sp]

^ Not a bad idea.

[J-hop]

So glad you got it off, your post gave me nightmares

[legendboy]

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I've had some of these for years...

https://www.amazon.ca/TEKTON-5867-16.../dp/B000NPUKG6

this! cheap and purpose built. works as intended. buy anywhere

[nismodrifter]

https://www.amazon.ca/Filter-Wrench-...+filter+wrench

This has never failed me. I wrap some very coarse sandpaper around the filter first sometimes for non slip action.

[Graham_A_M]

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Spent many hours over three days squeezing the hell out of the filter until I finally ripped the canister completely off the metal base. At that point, I just poked two screwdrivers into the holes of the metal baseplate and used a pry bar to twist it off. It worked!

This. I had a filter on one of my farm trucks that was an absolute diaster to get off. I used this and a pin punch to get it off.