First time oil filter cutter here. I am on the verge of pulling out the filter media & center tube, but the can was so crushed in the attempt to get it off the engine block that the can has compressed around the filter media.
Just inherited the camry in my sig, first oil change I've done on it, this filter was on tight. My fram plyers couldn't pry it off, a filter wrench from AZ did the trick. But unfortunately, as you can see from the pics, my attempts to use the plyers compressed the can and now the center tube (with the filter media) won't come out.
My first thought is to clean off a screwdriver, and then jimmy it in between the media & the can, and just pry it loose. Are there any better suggestions?
One issue I have here is that even though the filter has been on an unknown number of miles, I really wanted to look at the media to see if there was any sludge/crud/deposits. So I'm hoping to extract it without damaging it too much. FWIW, the engine itself runs fine, doesn't overheat, no leaks, no crud on dipstick at all.
Just inherited the camry in my sig, first oil change I've done on it, this filter was on tight. My fram plyers couldn't pry it off, a filter wrench from AZ did the trick. But unfortunately, as you can see from the pics, my attempts to use the plyers compressed the can and now the center tube (with the filter media) won't come out.
My first thought is to clean off a screwdriver, and then jimmy it in between the media & the can, and just pry it loose. Are there any better suggestions?
One issue I have here is that even though the filter has been on an unknown number of miles, I really wanted to look at the media to see if there was any sludge/crud/deposits. So I'm hoping to extract it without damaging it too much. FWIW, the engine itself runs fine, doesn't overheat, no leaks, no crud on dipstick at all.