I went over and changed the oil in my parent's '07 Avalanche last night since my mom is heading down to FL from TN and it was close to be due anyways. I got the oil drained and went to take off the filter and it wouldn't budge. The Silverado/Avalanche is not the easiest trucks when it comes to removing the filter due to the clearance of the oil pan and filter but I can usually get a good enough grip to loosen it. If not I use my filter wrench since it's easier on the fingers.
Well this one wouldn't budge so I used the filter wrench. The first issue is that the filter wrench started to crush the filter. I think it was a combination of the filter being on way too tight and a cheap/thin canister. So, now that the filter is slightly crushed I can't use the wrench so I move to pliers. I could not get a grip and it started to deform more. My last resort was to punch a screwdriver through it and loosen it that way. I don't like do that but it was my last resort.
Finally got the filter off and this was the aftermath. I swear whoever put this one on did it with an impact gun.
It's little things like putting on a filter way too tight that makes me never take my cars in for oil changes on my truck. I told my mom to never let dad take it somewhere again.
One another note I checked my sister's oil this past weekend when I saw her and her car was 4 quarts low ('06 Envoy which takes 7 quarts)! I was not able to change her oil the last time before a trip she took so she took it somewhere. It has no history of using oil or leaking so I think they didn't fill it all the way. Not sure how long it was that low.
Well this one wouldn't budge so I used the filter wrench. The first issue is that the filter wrench started to crush the filter. I think it was a combination of the filter being on way too tight and a cheap/thin canister. So, now that the filter is slightly crushed I can't use the wrench so I move to pliers. I could not get a grip and it started to deform more. My last resort was to punch a screwdriver through it and loosen it that way. I don't like do that but it was my last resort.
Finally got the filter off and this was the aftermath. I swear whoever put this one on did it with an impact gun.
It's little things like putting on a filter way too tight that makes me never take my cars in for oil changes on my truck. I told my mom to never let dad take it somewhere again.
One another note I checked my sister's oil this past weekend when I saw her and her car was 4 quarts low ('06 Envoy which takes 7 quarts)! I was not able to change her oil the last time before a trip she took so she took it somewhere. It has no history of using oil or leaking so I think they didn't fill it all the way. Not sure how long it was that low.