stuck oil filter
 

ok guys i need some serious help. my oil filter is stuck and i have tried everything. first i started with my bare hands and nothing, then i went to using a strap wrench and that didn't work.i used the "C" clamp pliers and nothing. so i went the old im S.O.L. if i dont get this off method of the screwdriver through it and that still didnt work all it did was tear the can apart so all i have left is the base. after the can tore off i tried using a screwdriver and a hammer to coerce the filter in the right direction and its doing absolutely nothing. im starting to run out of options...

well the shaft in the center the filter threads onto threads right out. might just see if it will thread out of the block and out of the filter. The pry the filter remains off. worse comes to worse, destroy the oil cooler to get it off, and replace the oil cooler, very cheap

well yeah i could do that but im trying to avoid replacing the oil cooler at all costs possible as im sure alot of people do

you could try to soak the threads for a couple days and then it should come out easier. PB blaster and other penetrating solutions sometimes do the trick. I haven't tried that with the oil filter, but I don't see why it couldn't work. Maybe give that a try? :)

Not sure how much of the casing remains, but the metal strap type wrenches usually work pretty good, not the ones with the belt but the metal ring type. True, they can slip but if u wrap the filter casing with something that grips well, then put the wrench over that for a tight fit/grip it usually works great.

Yep, I was having problems with mine too and I went with a Sears Craftman's (Oil)wrench and it worked like a charm.

Hi,
I am a mechanic and the tech manager at FRAM Filtration. I feel your pain buddy. Remove as much of the car as you can get off. Get a long sharp chisel (SEARS). If possible, use a heat gun or propane torch (be very careful and have extinguisher ready). Heat the tapping plate around the filter spud till warm. use the long chisel and hammer to start the tapping plate moving. It will come off or it will come off with the spud stuck in it. Good luck and let me know if I can help further.

so your going to be without your car for days and days by not destroying a 20 dollar and half hour to replace part (oil cooler)? really. did you try grabbing and threading out the center shaft? the threads are not what is stuck, its the rubber seal bonded to the steel base. somebody didnt lube the oring with oil before installing the filter and way over tightened it.