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Old 09-25-2003, 08:19 AM
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Default ok, either im crazy, or the oil filter wont budge.
can someone please tell me which way to turn the damn thing, it doesnt move.
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Old 09-25-2003, 08:24 AM
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Default Didn't you ever learn righty tighty, lefty loosey?
Counter-clockwise is the way you want to turn it. Are you coming at it from the top or the bottom?
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Default lefty loosey, righty tighty
if it doesn,t want to budge, stab it with a screwdriver and turn in correct direction.
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lefty loosey, righty tighty...you may need an oil filter wrench
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Oil filter wrench, where how much?....
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any autoparts place, walmart, pepboys,etc
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Default they can get real tight...
use an oil filter wrench. Worst case scenario take a long pencil and punch through it, then use it as leverage to loosen it off.

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Default Haha pencil...i bent 2 heavy duty screw drivers the first time i did the oil change.
End up using one of those big metal stake/nail.
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Default Which way ?
Which way is easier to get leverage to turn it?

from the top or underneath??
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Default stabbing is messy. i got the end-cap 3/8" socket type filter wrench.
seems to work better than a conventional strap filter wrench in that tight space. $3 at autozone. large round "socket" slips over the end of the filter with any 3/8" ratchet.
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