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salinasjoel

salinasjoel

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Never in my life has something so simple gotten the best of me like this. Last thing I need to do is change the oil filter and put oil in my 273 to get my dart running on its own power. The car has sat for 20 years and I can not get the oil filter to budge. It's factory (once I get it off it will get relocated) and I just don't have the room to get in there. I've tried everything I can think of but this damn thing will not budge. Anyone with some tips let me know.
Thanks
 
I've driven a screwdriver through the case to get it to turn, really messy but all you need is to break the seal.
 
Been there myself I tried a dull flat edged chisel and pecked one loose one time and when that did not work I used a large screw driver and drove it into the oil filter and turned it loose........ Good luck, I bet this one will be hard after 20 years.. But I think a peck with a hammer on the flat dull chisel does the job
 
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I worked at an oil change place for 5 years and saw ridiculously tight oil filters from time to time. Here is the normal progression.

Strap wrench (if filter is too tight it will start to crush the can)
Channel locks on crushed can
Screwdriver through the can

On a 1978 Covette Pace car that had the original filter (like 20 miles on it in early 90's) we did everything above and in the end the can was completely torn from the base plate. At that time we used an air chisel to run the filter off. It was a messy frustrating afternoon.

Hope this helps.
 
I just did this a few weeks ago. Motor sat for 35 years tried the filter wrench,hammer and chisel,pipe wrench,and then finally the big screwdriver thru the filter that got it off. Good luck.
 
My 67 273 Dart had a 90 degree adapter on the block for clearance. Can you take the adapter off the block and then fight with it using a vise?
 
At my work, the huge Channel-locks is the trick. Grab it down at the bottom where it's a little less likely to crush (if you haven't crushed it already). If it's already crushing, just make the Channel-locks smaller and man handle that sucka.
 
Snap on strap wrench or pound a screw driver through it. I do oil changes on forklifts everyday , I have not met a filter that a screw driver won't take off(yet).
 
Are you turning it to the left? Ive done that before where you are really tightening it.
Thought it was really stuck on so kept yankin and the filter started to twist itself apart and turned out I was turnin it the wrong
 
I just went thru this with my bike (made sure to coat the seal WELL this time) and managed to get it off with a big pair of channel locks right at the base of it......
 
When you grab it with the b.f. channel locks or drive the b.f. screwdriver thru it.... don't forget to curse at it and grunt when you try to turn it... that always helps....
 
ragtopfury said:
When you grab it with the b.f. channel locks or drive the b.f. screwdriver thru it.... don't forget to curse at it and grunt when you try to turn it... that always helps....
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So does begging & pleading with it.....
 
Yeah I'm certain I'm turning it the right way, but trust me I questioned myself on that a few times. Begging pleading and cursing have been done, but I'll try louder next time. Only thing left to do is drive a screw driver threw it. Do you guys recommend coming up from the bottom of the car?
 
Steel type strap wrench and a long pipe slipped over the handle. Yes, make sure you're turning it counterclockwise. ;-)
 
inkjunkie said:
So does begging & pleading with it.....
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In the end, you almost have to make sure something slips and you bang your hand on something so you shed a little bit of blood.
They never work unless you give a blood sacrifice.
 
salinasjoel said:
Only thing left to do is drive a screw driver threw it. Do you guys recommend coming up from the bottom of the car?
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It's gonna be a slip-n-slide stinky mess. Make sure you stab it just right so you'll be able to get a good turn out of it before you hit the frame rail or floor....whatever. Probably still a good chance you'll just start ripping that filter's sheetmetal as you turn it. Hopefully not.

Yeah, get at it from the bottom, but off to the side of it. Try and catch a little of that oil when you first stab it too.
 
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