Stuck Oil Filter b&m + tip

[MagnetiK]

My fault, I know. Since I bought the truck and reading horror stories about dealerships, I've been doing my own oil changes without issues.

Been busy and tired from work that by the weekend I dont want to do anything. So I took it to a local OilStop service to change my oil and filter. They use Chevron oil.

Long story short, th kid put the damn filter on too tight and or didn't oil the filter when putting it on.

Went to Autozone with my new Motorcraft filter to make sure the filter wrench I buy is right size. Went to take off the old one, they used a different sized filter on the truck!! ?

Went back to Autozone and bought a smaller size filter cap wrench AND an adjustable one. Both new cap wrenches didn't fit ?????

I searched online and found other people couldn't find the correct size to the same filter. Either too big or small.

Tip - After trying a rag, I used blue masking tape. I taped around 3/4 of the filter. Put layers of tape and tested the fit. Put the cap wrench on and it was snug a/f. Used my long socket adapter and slowly turned it back and forth, it came loose!! ?

Hand tight, never had a problem when replacing. Just thought I'd share in case anyone out there has the same problem! ?

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[bearrug]

Had the same problem with mine, some gorilla at the dealership installed mine tried the wrench but kept slipping off , put tape around it and grabbed it with my hands and finally got it to come off there was no reason to put it on that tight.

 

[Langwilliams]

I grabbed one of these for like $5 at walmart for odd size filters. Seems like mobil 1, wix, ford all have a slightly different size filter body. I read a thread on a motorcycle blog where a guy had to drill holes in the bottom of one of those cup filter wrenches an put self tapping screws though it into the filter.

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