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RangerBill
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Not sure what this means. Try driving a long screwdriver through the oil filter diameter in one side and out the other and use to unscrew the filter. If you do this, stay near the end of the filter not close to the engine block.
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Always hand "snug" oil filters on...another reason to avoid quick change oil services...
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This was like my 5th oc on this truck.
No idea how the filter got on so tight.
Snapped Phillips means I already did the hammer thru the filter and snapped the Phillips while trying to turn the filter.
I got it off I removed that mouse trap oil drain path and that gave me just enough room for another another pair of channel locks. Attached is all the tooling I tried.
No idea how the filter got on so tight.
Snapped Phillips means I already did the hammer thru the filter and snapped the Phillips while trying to turn the filter.
I got it off I removed that mouse trap oil drain path and that gave me just enough room for another another pair of channel locks. Attached is all the tooling I tried.
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Part of the reason I went to the longer filters. Easier to get hold of and put a little ass behind twisting them off.
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Same. I've switched to an FL-400S or equivalent.
The other option is K&N oil filters with the nut welded on the end.
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Are you coating the oil filter gasket with a film of oil before installing the new filter?This was like my 5th oc on this truck.
No idea how the filter got on so tight.
Snapped Phillips means I already did the hammer thru the filter and snapped the Phillips while trying to turn the filter.
I got it off I removed that mouse trap oil drain path and that gave me just enough room for another another pair of channel locks. Attached is all the tooling I tried.
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Who installed the stuck filter(s)?This was like my 5th oc on this truck.
No idea how the filter got on so tight.
Snapped Phillips means I already did the hammer thru the filter and snapped the Phillips while trying to turn the filter.
I got it off I removed that mouse trap oil drain path and that gave me just enough room for another another pair of channel locks. Attached is all the tooling I tried.
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This tool or equivalent and this issue you had op will be a thing of the past
This tool or equivalent and this issue you had op will be a thing of the past
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Who installed the stuck filters(s)?
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This FTW!
I've done this on other cars (with more free space than our Rangers have).
As said above, don't get too close to the threaded mount since it sticks out into the filter an inch or so.
Good luck!
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Wow! Way to stick with it and great ingenuity!This was like my 5th oc on this truck.
No idea how the filter got on so tight.
Snapped Phillips means I already did the hammer thru the filter and snapped the Phillips while trying to turn the filter.
I got it off I removed that mouse trap oil drain path and that gave me just enough room for another another pair of channel locks. Attached is all the tooling I tried.
That makes you a FFR owner! Kickin' ass in tight quarters! =)
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My filter did this on my last oil change.
I always lube the new gasket with fresh oil and always hand snug it into place.
But it was on there like it was welded.
There is precious little room in the Ranger engine bay to get leverage on the filter.
I always lube the new gasket with fresh oil and always hand snug it into place.
But it was on there like it was welded.
There is precious little room in the Ranger engine bay to get leverage on the filter.
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Ranger Bill - Just posted what caused this to happen if you used normal tightening of the filter when you installed it.
If you do not place a coat of oil on the gasket during install, when you go to remove the filter the gasket is now hardened and dry and wants to stick to the housing and adds a great amount of resistance in breaking the (now bonded) gasket.
By adding a coat of oil, keeps the gasket soft and pliable.
If you do not place a coat of oil on the gasket during install, when you go to remove the filter the gasket is now hardened and dry and wants to stick to the housing and adds a great amount of resistance in breaking the (now bonded) gasket.
By adding a coat of oil, keeps the gasket soft and pliable.
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