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Old 09-09-2020, 09:09 PM   #345
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Looking for some help as I’m feeling a little defeated

I was overdue for an oil change so I figured I would do it myself and save a few bucks. I’m not an auto savvy person but I figured I could handle this. Things were going fine until it was time to swap the oil filter. Unfortunately I cannot get the oil filter off. Didn’t help that I mangled it accidentally turning it the wrong way tried the screwdriver trick and just mangled it even more. The oil filter pliers I got didn’t work either.

I can’t even drive it to the shop as I already drained the oil in my engine and don’t want to refill it with the damaged filter still attached. Should I just cut my losses and tow it there, or is there a way to pry the thing off without damaging anything?

Any advice is appreciated...


EDIT: Alright, I found a bunch of ideas on this page (scroll to the comments) -- https://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/200...ck-oil-filter/ fingers crossed for tomorrow!

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