Floyd R. Turbo Reminded me of Jonny Carson! Thanks Turbo!

Albert, Thanks for the feedback. Glad you found the video useful.

Thanks William. Nice comment. I appreciate it. Steve

Chi, You are likely correct. Any one of three things could have contributed. No lube on the gasket as you mentioned, over tightening, and also infrequent filter changes.

Thanks Vincent. Hope it works for you!

Mr Fighter. Glad it helped!

T, I was at that same place as you, but since I didn’t need the truck on a daily basis and have other vehicles to drive, I tackled it and got it done. The dealer option would be good. I actually took mine to a jiffy lube and when I told them the filter was stuck, they didn’t want the job. But a dealer has probably encountered a stuck filter and will know how best to handle it. Make sure they grease or oil the gasket and don’t over tighten!

Thanks Alex.

Maybe, but i dont think so. cant help that as i bought the truck used. If the previous owner had oiled the gasket and torqued the filter properly it should have come off like all the others do.

7s that filter had it been on this truck may or may not have worked. The old filter had been in place a long time i think.

Mike, let me know how it works out for you.

I sprayed it with lubricant and let it soak for an hour . I said a prayer and tried one last time with the slip groove pliers and she broke loose !

My filter was smashed up pretty good and cracked , but that crack let the oil drain out before I took the filter off.

n o For sure no torch. Could start a nasty fire from the remaining oil. I would i think just peel the metal off of the outside of the can and work toward the center. You may be able to take a hammer and screwdriver or punch and try to tap around the edge of the filter and break it loose. Let me know how you finally solve it. Good luck to you. Steve

Thanks, how did it go?

Nick, hope the video is helpful. Let me know how you get your old filter off.

I went to a different shop and they removed it. I wasn't comfortable removing it myself. They only charged me the usual cost for an oil change. Plus, I know the guy ; )

Helps to know a good mechanic! Good luck!

Hi John. Looks like the people that did the last oil and filter change on your truck were a little too ambitious with their tools!

Condor, glad the pipe wrench worked for you. I tried several things that gripped the outside of the filter and each tool continued to collapse the filter. Pretty sure a pipe wrench would have continued the destruction. I needed something that applied a shear force to the filter.

flyboyslc1 - yeh you might be right - that why I do the work on my cars. These horror stories of filters that don’t come off are crazy!

Thanks auxmike! I was almost hoping that I would have to shred the can and build my own tool. Never have seen one stuck like that. It did finally give up. I don't know if even a really large long screwdriver would have moved it. It took that construction bar to do it.

Yea, that was something else! Never saw one that tight. Somebody put it on to stay! I thought I was going to have to peel off the can to get it, but glad that I did not have to do that.

you are right dji, but unfortunately for me, the previous owner did not do it that way.

Denis, You are spot-on! Man, I was ready to cut and weld, and...............darn, just didn't get the chance.

It was ugly for sure!

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