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

[Ed Kellock]

$450??  Yikes.  How long did it take them?  Towing charges?

Glad to hear it's off though.  I have been reading in amazement
without any ideas to offer.

Was there another gasket from the old filter left on or does it appear
that it was just grossly overtightened?

Once off, did the union/post that it screws onto unscrew from it freely?

Ed

On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:02:50 -0800, Greg Furstenwerth
<slicerdicer at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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