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

[Greg Furstenwerth]

Well part of the cost was things that I purchased myself to make my
tool. Here is the pic of it and like I said if anybody ever needs it
just yell at me and its in the mail.
http://home.comcast.net/~slicerdicer/tool.jpg

Towing charges were like 50$ and then labor was nearly 300$ + cash spent
on oil/filter and welding the tool initally and parts of the tool. Plus
beer for Dan Hussey but that goes hand in hand with carwork!

I am not aware of another gasket left the mechanic I trust him very much
cool guy. He may not know audis too well but he sure as hell will do
things the way you ask if you tell him the right way and will let me
watch him do the work if I want. He will even let you get under there
and help or perhaps change something spare yourself if you have the
tools/parts with you they dont care they are mountain men :)

The union post was on the filter when it came out just took a rubber
pliers to it with a cloth around it and gave it a slight nudge took it
out and it was fine. No skuffs on it nothing it :)

I think overall the lesson learnt here is never to take your car to have
the oil changed unless you know the guys and trust them or you do it
yourself at least that is what I learned.

Greg

Ed Kellock wrote:

>$450??  Yikes.  How long did it take them?  Towing charges?
>
>Glad to hear it's off though.  I have been reading in amazement
>without any ideas to offer.
>
>Was there another gasket from the old filter left on or does it appear
>that it was just grossly overtightened?
>
>Once off, did the union/post that it screws onto unscrew from it freely?
>
>Ed
>
>On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:02:50 -0800, Greg Furstenwerth
><slicerdicer at comcast.net> wrote:
>  
>
>>450$ 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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