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

[Ingo Rautenberg]

You mean the threaded union it screws on to?  Dang!  So did they reuse it or
order you up a new one?  Wonder which swift oil change place changed the
filter last...

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Furstenwerth" <slicerdicer at comcast.net>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Change woes!!! Filter stuck!


> 450$ later and the filter is changed. I took it to the shop and they
> used my tool and a airgun and got it off. A interesting side note the
> post that the filter connects to came off with the filter thats what I
> was dealing with :/
>
> Greg
>
> Matthew Yip wrote:
>
> >Craftsman also makes a breaker bar/1/2" rachet combination that's
> >great for breaking things loose and then fliping the head over and
> >using the bar as a "speeder wrench".
> >
> >I had a similar issue with the oil filter on an '84 GTi although the
> >filter (being shorter) remained mostly intact.  I ended up using a
> >strap-type filter wrench and the aforementioned breaker bar/1/2"
> >rachet combo and a 3' helper bar to get the damn thing loose.
> >
> >Matthew
> >
> >--- "Korn, Bob" <Bob.Korn at Fike.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>A 1/2" breaker bar should provide significantly more torque, get
> >>the
> >>biggest 1/2" Craftsman from your local sears store and give it a
> >>try.
> >>If you break it, just take it back and they will replace, of
> >>course,
> >>don't mention the 6 foot pipe you had over the end of it..........
> >>;-)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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