Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

1966Step · 02-02-2021, 09:54 PM

My Sat. Morning oil change turned into an all weekend project where I tried every solutiion I could find online to remove my filter including heat, Goo Gone, WD-40, razor blade on the edges, numerous oil filter wrenches, screwdriver trick, Chisel/screwdriver/hammer, etc. It was 16.5" channel locks and a C-clamp vice grip to get her off. The 16.5" gives you enough leverage and the C-Clamp lockdown enables you to focus on moving that thing without having to apply a ton of pressure for it not to slip. A bit of rocking back and forth and steady pressure did it. Man that felt good when it finally came off!

Hopefully this can help save someone some time and a money removing a VERY stubburn oil filter.

AcampoDave · 02-02-2021, 10:03 PM

Wow, who the heck put it on in the first place is what I want to know. Nice work on the redneck engineering. You'd fit right in around my garage.

1966Step · 02-02-2021, 10:07 PM

Me

hand tightened. I did put some oil on the gasket on the new one!

**Steeveedee** · 02-02-2021, 10:14 PM

Are those your hands in the picture on the Gorilla Glue bottle?

Hard to believe. Generally, that means that the filter has been on there for a decade or two.

1966Step · 02-02-2021, 10:35 PM

Ha! No, but I am nursing a nice bruise on my thumb when I missed with the hammer one time. As you can see, I beat the crap out of that filter trying to get it to turn, but no cigar! I changed it about a year ago. I'll be changing it again this summer whether it needs it or not.

**Steeveedee** · 02-03-2021, 12:29 AM

It's a six-cylinder, yet, not hard to get at. I wonder how that came to be?

vin63 · 02-03-2021, 01:27 PM

Yikes! I'm glad you were able to remove it. I had a similar experience with a customer's 194 in his Chevy II. I had to use the hammer and chisel method...the crossmember in the Chevy II is a lot smaller than the ones in our trucks. Nice job!

1966Step · 02-07-2021, 08:54 AM

That's a pretty engenious solution..It's the DIY version of this which was sitting in my Cart at Amazon before it finally broke free! At first $50 seemed high, but at that point, it seemed reasonable.

**Steeveedee** · 02-07-2021, 12:27 PM

$50 looks like a lot of money until you realize that the truck is going to have to be towed to a shop, and worked over for even more money. It's good that you got it off at home without buying that tool!

02-02-2021, 09:54 PM	#1
1966Step Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Solomons Posts: 30	Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off My Sat. Morning oil change turned into an all weekend project where I tried every solutiion I could find online to remove my filter including heat, Goo Gone, WD-40, razor blade on the edges, numerous oil filter wrenches, screwdriver trick, Chisel/screwdriver/hammer, etc. It was 16.5" channel locks and a C-clamp vice grip to get her off. The 16.5" gives you enough leverage and the C-Clamp lockdown enables you to focus on moving that thing without having to apply a ton of pressure for it not to slip. A bit of rocking back and forth and steady pressure did it. Man that felt good when it finally came off! Hopefully this can help save someone some time and a money removing a VERY stubburn oil filter. Attached Images __________________ '66 C10 Stepside w/ 292 and 307 Rear

02-02-2021, 10:03 PM	#2
AcampoDave Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: central California Posts: 2,780	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off Wow, who the heck put it on in the first place is what I want to know. Nice work on the redneck engineering. You'd fit right in around my garage.

02-02-2021, 10:07 PM	#3
1966Step Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Solomons Posts: 30	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off Me hand tightened. I did put some oil on the gasket on the new one! __________________ '66 C10 Stepside w/ 292 and 307 Rear

02-02-2021, 10:14 PM	#4
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,724	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off Are those your hands in the picture on the Gorilla Glue bottle? Hard to believe. Generally, that means that the filter has been on there for a decade or two. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

02-02-2021, 10:35 PM	#5
1966Step Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Solomons Posts: 30	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off Ha! No, but I am nursing a nice bruise on my thumb when I missed with the hammer one time. As you can see, I beat the crap out of that filter trying to get it to turn, but no cigar! I changed it about a year ago. I'll be changing it again this summer whether it needs it or not. __________________ '66 C10 Stepside w/ 292 and 307 Rear

02-03-2021, 12:29 AM	#6
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,724	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off It's a six-cylinder, yet, not hard to get at. I wonder how that came to be? __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

02-03-2021, 01:27 PM	#7
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,262	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off Yikes! I'm glad you were able to remove it. I had a similar experience with a customer's 194 in his Chevy II. I had to use the hammer and chisel method...the crossmember in the Chevy II is a lot smaller than the ones in our trucks. Nice job! __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes

02-07-2021, 08:54 AM	#8
1966Step Registered User Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Solomons Posts: 30	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off That's a pretty engenious solution..It's the DIY version of this which was sitting in my Cart at Amazon before it finally broke free! At first $50 seemed high, but at that point, it seemed reasonable. Attached Images __________________ '66 C10 Stepside w/ 292 and 307 Rear

02-07-2021, 12:27 PM	#9
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,724	Re: Answer to Disintegrated Oil Filter that Won't Come Off $50 looks like a lot of money until you realize that the truck is going to have to be towed to a shop, and worked over for even more money. It's good that you got it off at home without buying that tool! __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA



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