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evo3 · 10-11-2008, 08:46 PM

Hi guys,

I need some advice. My oil filter is stuck on. I've tried just about everything to get it loose...

I've used a screwdriver and punctured it

I've used a filter cup wrench and broke it (it was metal!!)

used a belt-type wrench and that didn't work

and obiously used my hands..

HELP, please and thanks

by the way, its a twist on type mahle filter.

k-swiss · 10-11-2008, 09:00 PM

Replace with new Volkswagen?

Try some big water pump plyers

woods · 10-11-2008, 09:12 PM

Are you saying that you jammed a screwdriver right through it and still couldn't get enough leverage to budge it? Try a longer tool. Drill a bigger hole and use a length of steel rod.... You may end up just tearing the casing off but your options at this point are limited.

Some carefully applied heat may help too. Obviously have an extinguisher handy since you're torching close to flammable liquids..

When you reinstall - generously lube the seal and threads with oil.

whataboykie · 10-11-2008, 09:51 PM

I had a filter stuck many years ago - as a last resort I took a chisel and cracked it loose by getting a bite on the lip/rim and hammered it undone carefully. Once it had broken the seal it spun off like it's supposed to. Just be careful you are hammering in the right direction obviously. Good luck, Neil.

evo3 · 10-11-2008, 10:27 PM

Thanks gents. The space where the filter resides is quite limited, but I will try to get a bigger bar in there.

320Colin · 10-11-2008, 11:03 PM

right around the filter take a cold or a cape chisel and hit it onm the rim in a counter clockwise direction... then she'll budge

E30M20B25 · 10-12-2008, 02:27 AM

Kirin said it well, Water Pump Pliers.

Anything large and plier like that can give you mechanical advantage.

Did you install it yourself in the first place? Did you lube the Oring?

A heat gun may help you make the rubber more compliant but heat and oil can be a bad combo.

If you want I can give you my Heat gun to try and fix it.

Cheers!

-Ryan

320iCar · 10-12-2008, 11:15 AM

no no no no no! you should never have to resort to punching a hole in it with a screw driver.

if the strap style filter tool doesn't work, try the cup. then a slide lock filter wrench. if you use the metal strap style, the harder you pull the tighter it gets. i've crushed oil filters with that. (i worked at mr. lube). with all of these tools, theres a very very small chance of it being stuck on still. if it is, notch the base of it, and use a chisel or flathead and hammer it loose. rememeber, lefty loosy

320Colin · 10-12-2008, 12:20 PM

righty tighty

evo3 · 10-12-2008, 07:21 PM

Well, finally got it off. Here's a picture story

evo3 · 10-12-2008, 07:23 PM

With the use of teamwork, an array of tools, the triple bypass technique, coupled with a belt and plumbing wrench, TEAM Awesome bested the tightest oil filter in the history of man.

Ryan took the sick rolling shots BTW

crunk3 · 10-12-2008, 08:10 PM

my hair is a mess

k-swiss · 10-12-2008, 08:11 PM

All those pics of the e30's and not one of the golf. LAME SAUCE!

crunk3 · 10-12-2008, 08:12 PM

Cause it was caught on a speed bump around the block

320Colin · 10-12-2008, 08:23 PM

hahaha how many 318's does it take to unscrew an oil filter...

10-11-2008, 08:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
evo3 Banned Name: Luis Joined: May 2005 From: Richmond, BC Posts: 957 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 7 6 Times in 6 Posts	Oil filter stuck! Hi guys, I need some advice. My oil filter is stuck on. I've tried just about everything to get it loose... I've used a screwdriver and punctured it I've used a filter cup wrench and broke it (it was metal!!) used a belt-type wrench and that didn't work and obiously used my hands.. HELP, please and thanks by the way, its a twist on type mahle filter.

10-12-2008, 11:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
320iCar Senior Member Name: Ian Joined: Sep 2008 From: Richmond, BC Posts: 274 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 3 2 Times in 2 Posts	no no no no no! you should never have to resort to punching a hole in it with a screw driver. if the strap style filter tool doesn't work, try the cup. then a slide lock filter wrench. if you use the metal strap style, the harder you pull the tighter it gets. i've crushed oil filters with that. (i worked at mr. lube). with all of these tools, theres a very very small chance of it being stuck on still. if it is, notch the base of it, and use a chisel or flathead and hammer it loose. rememeber, lefty loosy __________________

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k-swiss Senior Member Name: Kirin Joined: May 2006 From: Kamloopizstan Posts: 1,594 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 5 Times in 4 Posts k-swiss's pictures '07 Volkswagen Rabbit '62 Volkswagen Beetle '89 BMW 325i	Replace with new Volkswagen? Try some big water pump plyers

10-11-2008, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
woods Senior Member Joined: Feb 2008 From: Gabriola Posts: 148 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 0 Times in 0 Posts '91 BMW M5	Are you saying that you jammed a screwdriver right through it and still couldn't get enough leverage to budge it? Try a longer tool. Drill a bigger hole and use a length of steel rod.... You may end up just tearing the casing off but your options at this point are limited. Some carefully applied heat may help too. Obviously have an extinguisher handy since you're torching close to flammable liquids.. When you reinstall - generously lube the seal and threads with oil.

10-11-2008, 09:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
whataboykie Member Name: gone Joined: May 2008 From: somewhere else Posts: 50 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 2 Times in 2 Posts whataboykie's pictures	I had a filter stuck many years ago - as a last resort I took a chisel and cracked it loose by getting a bite on the lip/rim and hammered it undone carefully. Once it had broken the seal it spun off like it's supposed to. Just be careful you are hammering in the right direction obviously. Good luck, Neil.

10-11-2008, 10:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
evo3 Banned Name: Luis Joined: May 2005 From: Richmond, BC Posts: 957 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 7 6 Times in 6 Posts	Thanks gents. The space where the filter resides is quite limited, but I will try to get a bigger bar in there.

10-11-2008, 11:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
320Colin Senior Member Joined: Sep 2007 From: White Rock Posts: 521 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 8 2 Times in 2 Posts	right around the filter take a cold or a cape chisel and hit it onm the rim in a counter clockwise direction... then she'll budge

10-12-2008, 02:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
E30M20B25 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 589 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 2 Times in 2 Posts	Kirin said it well, Water Pump Pliers. Anything large and plier like that can give you mechanical advantage. Did you install it yourself in the first place? Did you lube the Oring? A heat gun may help you make the rubber more compliant but heat and oil can be a bad combo. If you want I can give you my Heat gun to try and fix it. Cheers! -Ryan

10-12-2008, 12:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
320Colin Senior Member Joined: Sep 2007 From: White Rock Posts: 521 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 8 2 Times in 2 Posts	righty tighty

10-12-2008, 07:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
evo3 Banned Name: Luis Joined: May 2005 From: Richmond, BC Posts: 957 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 7 6 Times in 6 Posts	Well, finally got it off. Here's a picture story

10-12-2008, 07:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
evo3 Banned Name: Luis Joined: May 2005 From: Richmond, BC Posts: 957 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 7 6 Times in 6 Posts	With the use of teamwork, an array of tools, the triple bypass technique, coupled with a belt and plumbing wrench, TEAM Awesome bested the tightest oil filter in the history of man. Ryan took the sick rolling shots BTW

10-12-2008, 08:10 PM	#12 (permalink)
crunk3 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Sep 2006 From: Maple Ridge Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 6 21 Times in 13 Posts crunk3's pictures	my hair is a mess

10-12-2008, 08:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
k-swiss Senior Member Name: Kirin Joined: May 2006 From: Kamloopizstan Posts: 1,594 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 0 5 Times in 4 Posts k-swiss's pictures '07 Volkswagen Rabbit '62 Volkswagen Beetle '89 BMW 325i	All those pics of the e30's and not one of the golf. LAME SAUCE!

10-12-2008, 08:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
crunk3 Senior Member Name: Ryan Joined: Sep 2006 From: Maple Ridge Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 6 21 Times in 13 Posts crunk3's pictures	Cause it was caught on a speed bump around the block

10-12-2008, 08:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
320Colin Senior Member Joined: Sep 2007 From: White Rock Posts: 521 iTrader: 0 Thanks: 8 2 Times in 2 Posts	hahaha how many 318's does it take to unscrew an oil filter...

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