If you lived closer to WNC i would swing by and remove it for you with my oil filter vice grip. I ripped the filter in half using the screw driver method before i found this tool and it came right off (with some muscle of course).

 

Try changing the filter on a supercharged mini cooper. They take a like 40 mm socket or something and no space to turn your ratchet.

 

I have done all of the above. It was the dealer who put the filter on. I used a LARGE screwdriver and pounded it all the way through. When i torqued on it, it just ripped the filter.

 

Did you take the oil filter adapter and oil filter off as 1 piece and try getting the filter off that way?

 

or once you do this take it to the dealer and tell him to take it off!

 

ya the metal on the outside of the filter is pretty weak but the metal ring that is close to the threads (the top of the filter) is tougher, you can punch a notch into the metal ring with a screwdriver, then use a long pry bar (so you can pound from the top of the engine compartment) in the notch and hit it with a hammer. I completely destroyed the whole cannister once but the metal rim held up. If that doesn't work then you'll pretty much have to take off the adapter

 

O yea the orange filter of doom. I know all about it.

Finally got it off with a long screw driver but I did have a bit of blood loss. Check out my homemade band-aid. It took forever.

Good luck

 

the chain wrench the gentleman posted with a picture of, will ABSOLUTELY take a filter or,,, your arm off,,, they are that good.

get one of those before you drive the screwdriver through the filter.

friggin filter should NEVER be more tight than you can grapple it with your hand. EVER. ( oh yeah and lube the o-ring with oil yer puttin in motor ), just enough to wet the ring.

good luck sir!



cpnwrench

 

Ok, I'm getting the chain wrench right now, if that doesnt work I'm taking the entire assembly off, but can anyone point me in the right direction to how to do that?! I looked at that and I cant see where it ever comes off

 

UPDATE!!!!

I GOT THAT #(%$*#$$*@* OFF!!!

I went to the local "tool exchange" shop and bought a $40 ratcheting chain wrench. Took that POS off in 2 minutes or less. Thanks you guys! I had heard horror stories about this and I would have ended up caving and paying some mechanic $80 without your help! I appreciate it!

 

cut that f----r in to little tiny f=====n pc !

 

clean the wremch up and get your money back

 

Keep the wrench...go to church and say thanks for your good fortune.

And get a tetanus shot.

 

The long pry bar that looks like a flat head screw driver with a bent at the end is what I used on the same FRAME filter, I put a notch in the rim real close to the adapter and started pounding it hard with a hammer just enough to turn it about a 1/8 inch at a time only took about 1 minute or less just be carefull not to miss and insure your angle is right before you start pounding.

I`m using K&N filters from now on...

 

This thread was helpful. I resulted to the screwdriver plan lol. I put the filter on myself and till could not muscle it off. Screwdriver options works well tho.