[V8] Oil Change woes!!! Filter stuck!

[Kent McLean]

Greg Furstenwerth wrote:
> Ok I just have to ask this due to the fact I had my tool welded and I
> broke the welds trying to take off the filter. I think it was cranking
> 600-900 pounds of pressure on that @#*$%#. 

I suspect someone put the oil filter on without lubing the gasket.
Then a long interval between oil changes and heat from the engine
causes the rubber gasket to bake onto the mating surface.  But
your filter seems *way* to stuck.  Counterclockwise is the right
direction.

You might try hitting the portion that threads into the engine
with a torch, get it good and hot, and try again with your tool.

Another thought: My '89 200 had an adapter into which the oil
cooler lines and oil filter attached, with the adapter bolted
to the engine block.  Does the V8 filter thread into an adapter?
If so, maybe you can pry the remains of the oil filter out of
the way, unbolt the adapter, then have at it on the workbench
(or just replace the adapter).

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke