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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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Righty tighty, lefty loosey?

Old Jan 19, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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someone drive up there and get it off for the poor kid
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:26 AM
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I had one, screwdriver trick through the middle would not take off. End up using a chisel and hammer on the edge of the oil filter, it eventually gave way.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by blah
Righty tighty, lefty loosey?

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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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i usually crush the old oil filter on there and it just grips after that. just keep trying to twist it off. it'll eventually budge. patience. longest it ever took me to take it off a crx was about 1 hour. but it eventually came off.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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Go watch some McGiver episodes and something will come up...

I had that problem once and I just grabbed my old oem blower belt and just wrapped it around the filter once with the groves in and loosen it up.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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hey man sometime people over tighten them one thing u can try that i have had to do at work is take a screw driver and then use a hammer and tap the screw driver threw the filter then use the screwdriver to help turn it that usually helps out and be sure to have a drain bucket cuz one the screwdriver punctures it it gunna leak but it helps release some pressure to
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0070921x00003k

Stick it on a 3/8" ratchet and get it done. If that doesn't work for you, then you suck.
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Default Re: Hard time getting oil filter off

Originally Posted by redwrangler
hey man sometime people over tighten them one thing u can try that i have had to do at work is take a screw driver and then use a hammer and tap the screw driver threw the filter then use the screwdriver to help turn it that usually helps out and be sure to have a drain bucket cuz one the screwdriver punctures it it gunna leak but it helps release some pressure to
I'm thinking on trying that tomorrow

Originally Posted by Lester
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0070921x00003k

Stick it on a 3/8" ratchet and get it done. If that doesn't work for you, then you suck.
If all else fails with the screwdriver trick, I'll get myself on of those handy little attachments. Thanks for that link, never seen anything like it.
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Finally! I got the oil filter off by driving a screwdriver through it and turning. Had to do it three times to get it loose. Looks like I took a 22 to it. Haha. Thanks for everyone's help. Here are some pictures to enjoy...








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