Here's a little old school 1970's mechanic trick with ole' strap wrench...take a piece of coarse sandpaper and fold it so the rough side is facing out on both sides, slip it between the strap and the filter, and FEEL THE TRACTION!
Thought of this one day while laying under my parent's 1972 Chevrolet Impala doing an oil change....must of have been close to 50 years ago....but a good trick....
I don't use strap wrenches on our cars anymore, I use cap wrenches but, that same strap wrench, is used to remove the big water separating fuel filter on my 1988 Chevrolet 4.3 V6 marine engine.....it's about the size of a large oil filter...
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