Don't over tighten your spin-on oil filter!

[WyrTwister]

Originally Posted By: VeryNoisyPoet
Ouch! I've had to stab in a screwdriver to get a stuck filter off before, but he had to shred that thing to remove it. What was it installed with, a rattle gun?!


I have had to use a screwdriver , also .

 

[sleddriver]

Wow...that's nuts.

Proof that common sense isn't so common anymore...

 

[miden851]

wow

how many miles on the filter; I bet more than recommended

 

[walterjay]

On two occasions over the years I had to run a screwdriver through a filter. One of the times I almost wound up chiseling the thing off but got it off pretty shredded.

 

[bbhero]

Great post/reminder 440magnum.

 

[maverickfhs]

I had similar instance last year on a recently acquired motorcycle. Oil filter was done by a bear, had to drill and use hammer and screw driver to break it open.

I can feel the pain....

 

[Johnny2Bad]

Don't over-tighten ANYTHING. Something will break if you do, and whatever that is might not be as easy to repair as replacing your oil filter.

This is mechanics 101. And not limited to automobiles. Some people should never touch a tool.

 

[red7404]

i have only changed a few hundred oil filters. reg spin on. 3/4-16. with clean parts i put a thin coat of grease on the the gasket. and tighten ONLY 3/4 turn. NEVER HAD trouble.

 

[CR94]

Originally Posted By: Johnny2Bad
Don't over-tighten ANYTHING. Something will break if you do, and whatever that is might not be as easy to repair as replacing your oil filter. ...
I knew an old guy who tried the chisel trick on an overtightened filter on his Chevy (Suzuki) Sprint. The chisel slipped and hit the block, punching a hole into an oil passage.

 

[double vanos]

Agreed: tighten 3/4 turn (or whatever is on the box instructions). Our 2009 5.4 F150 factory filter was one of the tightest I’ve had to deal with. I was warned online that a gorilla installed the factory filters so I was ready...

 

[SilverSnake]

Originally Posted By: Trav
I see he used a chisel, show him this. Open the can set the pins and spin it off.

https://bogertaviation.com/products/talon-oil-filter-tool-up-to-1500-in-lbs


After 50 years of collecting automotive tools, I thought I had every tool I would ever need. I was wrong. This one is awesome.

 

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: SilverSnake
Originally Posted By: Trav
I see he used a chisel, show him this. Open the can set the pins and spin it off.

https://bogertaviation.com/products/talon-oil-filter-tool-up-to-1500-in-lbs


After 50 years of collecting automotive tools, I thought I had every tool I would ever need. I was wrong. This one is awesome.


+1 my thoughts exactly.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Snug 'em up. Then hands off.
Now the new Toyota cartridge filters and be a real ....

 

[Sayjac]

There was good stuck on oil filter thread on the oil filter board last year. He had quite the time too, but eventually got it off. In his case, large pipe wrench got it done.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4413394/1

 

[spasm3]

Originally Posted By: Trav
I see he used a chisel, show him this. Open the can set the pins and spin it off.

https://bogertaviation.com/products/talon-oil-filter-tool-up-to-1500-in-lbs



That's the type of tool you may never use. But you want it in your tool box before you need it. I may order one of these just in case.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

Use that OEM oil filter that has the torque-stop and never have this problem.

 

[zzyzzx]

Last one that I had a real problem was put on my a quick lube place AND it was on a dead guy's truck and the vehicle isn't driven much so it was on the truck for years. I'm not sure which was worse, potential torge put on the the quick lube place, or the fact that it has been on there so long.