@#%* Oil Filter

[CG]

Originally Posted by texascowboy593

My time is now spent and I have to go to bed so I can be gone for 2 days in Oklahoma...

hope you werent planning on driving your truck

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by 86SILVERADO

I think 67chevyredneck was playing a cruel joke on you.

Nope, just my damn lysdexia again Funny thing is I just changed mine on my Z71 about a week ago. Came off like a charm.

[1969 C/K CST]

Originally Posted by l1n1b1

I'm not sure but Daddy always said

"Righty-Tighty, Lefty-Loosy....Just like the cap on a wine bottle"

I get confused. Which way do I turn the cork? Can't ever get those @#$% things out.

[shelby987]

with regard to over tightening, I always do what longhorn said, clean oil on the seal, spin until you hit the block, then another full turn to compress the gasket to my liking.....Never had a problem getting an oil filter off by hand, unless I already had oil on my hands....then I have to use that tool I call a paper towel for extra leverage.
I was always taught to fill the filter 3/4 full to avoid running a big air pocket through your system....although my girlfriends escort has a filter at a 90 degree angle to ground, so I can't get any oil in it....maybe its a ferd thing!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by 1969 C/K CST

I get confused. Which way do I turn the cork? Can't ever get those @#$% things out.

I thought whine bottles had corks... don't they "pull" out

The Chiltons book on my silverado acutally tells you to fill the oil filter and and take your finger and put oil on the rubber seal as well. I've always changed my oil this way as well.

[passthebuck]

I read in Chevy High Performance a few years ago that a filter was stuck on because the PO had used too long a bolt to bolt the trans to the block & one bolt hole goes into the filter area, & it butted into the fliter making it impossible to get off. mabe check the bellhousing bolt? you said you didnt know when the oil was changed last? Just my 2 cents. good luck!

[70c10swb]

when you get the old one off and before you put the new one on, make sure the old gasket is not on the engine or you will double gasket it and will lead to a huge oil leak.

[mudpuppie]

dont have that problem myself . i have the old canister with the bolt in the bottom , drop in style . they are a little messy ..............

[Metallicamaro]

I have to say, on my 1970 chevy pickup c/20 350.... it had a Fram oil filter on it, and i couldnt get it off, i was going the right way, the oil filter looked like it went through a meat grinder, but it did come off.. then i replaced it of course with a fram oil filter... and when i went to take that one off 3,000 miles later, it did the same thing as it did before, i do plenty of oil changes and i did not over tighten it.. but when i saw (@$^ OIL FILTER i laughed and thought someone had the same problem i did...

[texascowboy593]

Still dont have it off! I was able to find and order a specialty tool to remove it from here: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...filtertool.php

It should be here tomorrow(ship priority overnight). I even tried to hammer it out at the base with no effect. Heres a couple of pics where im at now. As you can see, I got hacked off at it!

[boundstaffpress]

You're a mile away from using a paper towel to finish up. Hope your tool comes tomorrow.

I don't think a finger of oil on the gasket would have made much difference when you tighten it that much.

D@mn you make me feel good about my few oil filter mishaps.

[Brad]

Are you able to use a screwdriver on those holes and 'chisel' it out, so to speak?

[texascowboy593]

Brad, Ive done tried that and it didnt budge...Im sure I can get it off tomm. I still got to put the carb and radiator back on...

[67ChevyRedneck]

Turn it this way (I did it right this time)

[truckdude239]

wow what an mess

[Longhorn Man]

Originally Posted by boundstaffpress

I don't think a finger of oil on the gasket would have made much difference when you tighten it that much.

It would have. That is the only reason you need to oil the gasket. I do this every day on everything from Escorts to Perterbuilts.

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by mudpuppie

dont have that problem myself . i have the old canister with the bolt in the bottom , drop in style . they are a little messy ..............

those are cool filters but yes they are messy. do you have the AC sticker on the canister?

[tomatocity]

[QUOTE=Longhorn Man][QUOTE=boundstaffpress]I don't think a finger of oil on the gasket would have made much difference when you tighten it that much.

It would have. That is the only reason you need to oil the gasket. I do this every day on everything from Escorts to Perterbuilts.

The oil on the gasket keeps the rubber gasket from separating from the filter, at least it used to. Maybe they are now made better.

[tomatocity]

Originally Posted by texascowboy593

Brad, Ive done tried that and it didnt budge...Im sure I can get it off tomm. I still got to put the carb and radiator back on...

thinkin' cutting torch, dynamite, or listen to Redneck. yeah, listen to Redneck.

[texascowboy593]

67 that was the way i tried to turn it... If you look at the pic above real close, you can see where I had something to stab in one of the holes (top hole and one beside it) and hammer it... oh well. Ill have that tool tomm hopefully and I will have my vengance!

[crazyred]

can ya weld a good size nut on the filter plate and get a socket on there to spin her off???

[texascowboy593]

hey red good idea...kinda what that tool im getting tomm does... the link is up above...

[mudpuppie]

I have had a few bad filters , but that has to be one for the record books .

tomatocity my canister is decal free , some old paint is about it .

[409biscayne]

Originally Posted by jimfulco

I peeled one down to the base plate one time, and I had to use a 1" cold chisel and a 3# sledge to get it off.

The best thing I ever found for removing a sticky one was a Lisle oil filter wrench that had a flat spiral band that wound around the filter body & squeezed tighter the harder you turned it. Never failed me, but the filter body has to be intact. Naturally, they don't make them any more , but I think the 3-legged device posted above is what they replaced them with.

The filter wrench i've used for the last 20 years sounds similiar to the one you had . Nylon web , like a seat belt , 1/2 inch drive , never failed to get a filter off and it handled any size filter body , i got mine at a Caterpillar dealer , they probably still sell them , although they may not be the cheapest they last for life . Good luck .

[67chevemall]

Be there! I ripped all my hair out one time! Now I let the sucker drip a bit
before I'll ever over tighten the sucker again.

I used a punch and a small sledge that I cut the handle down to make
it easier to work with. Just light taps all around and it WILL come off.


Before that I tried needle nose pliers spread open stick the ends in the holes and a adj. wrench on
the main body to turn it. This worked too.