crazyoildude
Thread starter
actually you can get a filter wrench to fit the top of the fl-820s filter perfectly.. it connects to a socket wrench
kkreit01 said:Just about all factory Ford filters are a mother to get off the first time. Seems the engine plant installs the filter with the gasket base dry and coupled with Gorilla torque.
That's not limited to Ford. GM is the same freaken way. I took me about 1 hour, a cracked oil filter, and a buddy of mine to get the factory oil filer off. What a pain.