Stuck Oil Filter Removal - 3 simple tricks if your oil filter is stuck!

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While doing my own servicing over the years, I've picked up a couple of useful tips, tricks and tools to remove a stuck oil filter. Today I'll run you through the 3 most effective ways!
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[@nathanjordan1782]

Never would have thought to just bang a screwdriver through. Saved me from loosing my cool and taking a 12 gauge to the filter. Thanks bro

[@AchillesRayven]

Appreciate the “pro” tips. Was laying under my car all defeated and knew someone on KZbin would approve of me pounding a screwdriver through my oil filter. This’ll be my new go to in those last resort situations.

[@Javii96]

lol i just bent my dewalt screwdriver

[@Coleschonfielddd]

Bruh me ttoo

[@antdx316]

did you get it off?

[@ryanblaich]

How? Have you ever used a hammer before?

[@prodbytarantino]

there was a lot of pain in that lol I hope you’ve recovered bro

[@troyblevins4574]

OMG tried and the screwdriver tore a rip n the side. Didnt even budge the threads

[@RM-xh4hk]

Dude. THANK YOU so much for the scewdriver trick! I have a 01 Ranger and it worked like a charm! God bless ya!

[@Shimansaji]

Thank you! My oil filter socket and band wrench are both the wrong size. The screwdriver did the trick. I started at 12 noon and sundown is @ 4 here. Haven’t got the sunlight to bike to town twice in a day. Cheers!

[@outlet6989]

Zero-turn riding mowers are the worst when it comes to oil filters. The engine is rear-mounted and bolted to the frame. My TORO 5000 Timecutter is an excellent example of this. You can see the filter, but you can't get to it. I could get the removal tool around it, but the handle had no room to turn. I finally did two things to the tool that allowed it to work. The first was to use a length of thin adhesive rubber weather strip. I attached it to the inside of the tool. This gave the tool a good grip and kept the tool from slipping. The second step was to cut the handle to clear the mower's frame. This actually worked. While at my auto parts store, I found a selection of the cap filter wrench. I bought the one with the correct filter diameter and number of flutes. When I placed it on the filter, I found that the socket extension tool would go so far into the cap that it would make contact with the filter, which caused the removal cap to slip. I went to AMAZON and found a cap that had a raised extension socket that solved this problem. Just like the one in your video. A true example of the saying, "Where there's a will, there's a way." Thanks for your video. It really helped me.

[@jon3706]

Thanks for the video and mentioning the last resort option

[@alextwist8]

If you happen to have a socket but it's too big for your filter I found that you can make strips of paper towel and line the inside of the socket to snug it up. Saved me from using the screwdriver method.

[@williamtse6238]

Thank you ☺️ I just did my 94 LS with screwdriver 👍

[@wabreamanglers]

I use a rag. Wrap it around twice and then hold each end of rag pulling the right one. Needs to be a longish rag but works a treat. It's surprising how much friction the rag has when wrapped twice.

[@explorebound]

Good one!

[@trashman1694]

Or a rubber belt, like a serpentine belt wrapped around it.

[@lukechristian1269]

I tried this but the rag was to slippery tried duct tape aswell no dice just destroyed it instead

[@yoloyolo8206]

If the screw driver doesn't work, time to grab a chisel, punch and hammer. Chisel is to cut a Groove on the top of filter, punch is to stick in the groove and punch it out. Otherwise drill two holes on top of filter socket across from each other, put your filter socket on filter, run two sheet metal screws through filter socket to filter and then crank. This has happened to me 3 times. This last time was on my Harley because obviously people think its necessary to tighten filters to 200 ft-lbs

[@uenragedbro]

Yah or leave it dry or double gasket.

[@denverscott37]

Fascistic tips. Especially the drilling a couple holes in the filter wrench, you can attach the wrench to the old filter that way..!!. If that doesn't get it off for me, I'm doomed I guess.. it's starting to pour down rain, and I'm still under my van, scratching my head trying to get this sumbitch off 😂

[@meanderingmike7640]

@@denverscott37 bro i am in the same situation, van also so dont feel too bad shits eating at me severely, i still havent gotten it yet

[@denverscott37]

@@meanderingmike7640 I was able to get mine off, took a screwdriver and drove it thru the filter, and a ratchet strap, hooked the strap up just right to pull the correct direction, couple cranks on the ratchet, the old oil filter popped loose and twisted right off.. good luck bro..

[@meanderingmike7640]

@@denverscott37 yeeeaaahhh i wasnt so lucky unfortunately, i did manage to get it off though. Bent an entire claw removal tool like a banana, ended up getting this 3 jaw tool from Walmart, like 7$ that clamps down around it and you can connect it to a 3/8 ratchet (i put it on my torque wrench) it was absolute hell 😂 thing looked like a mangled crushed beer can by the time i got done but it finally came off. Definitely just oiled up the new gasket on the new filter and HAND TIGHTENED it unlike whatever dipshit that put it on lol, i swear the torque wrench (click type style) was clicking at 120 foot lbs but with a bit of cussing, busted elbow and alot of cigarettes 😂 i finally managed to pop mine and replace it. Look into that tool though i found it in the normal tool section for filter removals at Wal-Mart, shit was a life saver

[@danhellard400]

Had to go with the screwdriver trick! Worked perfectly, thank you

[@nile2566]

The video starts at 1:40

[@TickyTack23]

For some reason, the most stubborn stuff I have to remove, always end with a vise grip I bought 15 years ago... carved a big hole in the top center of my filter, clamped the vise down between the hole and the wall, then twist.

[@pyton2020]

Bro I just used your technique and it worked! Thank you very much.

[@ryanblaich]

Helpful tip - get to the point of video. Shouldn’t take 2mins for viewer to finally see get to the subject at hand. Good luck bro

[@explorebound]

Yep that's fair enough, this particular video was very early days in the channel when I was still figuring everything out :)

[@Asapflacko1800]

Fr tho stfu and get to the point, this isn’t a school project

[@jerrylewis6743]

Hey Ryan stfu. The video was spot on and gave a brief description of each method in a timely manner.

[@jaimeluna7230]

Just skip it you big cry baby

[@jasminedavid174]

@@explorebound honestly I don't mind that u didn't grt to the point, it helped me learn more and if they didn't like it they could've skipped or watched another video in my opinion, thank you for the help my oil filter was stuck bc of rust and corrosion bc the people before me didn't take care of it

[@foldkatanaeien5790]

Thank you for the tip bro, already loosen the oil filter with screwdriver n a hammer. It works yay huhuhu.

[@cowboy19750]

I do my breaks, oil, and other basic stuff and all modifications cause its fun sometimes I get pissed and cuss at my trucks though 💪😄

[@apachehelicopter9819]

Found it on another video after my tool didn't work, Rachel strap through the closed side of a combination wrench, works better than the tool without destroying the filter, debated the screwdriver one but thought it might just tear the filter

[@carlosvelez3289]

Screw driver worked , thanks

[@lock_estunts5685]

living on a farm doing truck and tractor filers we use the screwdriver to drain the filter to get the weight out of the already heavy filters then most heavy machinery filters I’ve found have a point for a 1/2” bar to hook in to get them loose if not use the chain method

[@explorebound]

Good one, it would be great if all filters had a half inch drive built in like the big machinery ones! With the Ranger the filters are usually hand-tight, but some of my pervious, more 'worn-out' cars have given me a bit of trouble over the years.

[@UniversaIPVP]

awesome thank you

[@FTRAMOWEL]

Thanks !!!

[@mahone4721]

Bro the last Tip with the screwdriver just save the day :)

[@Poison_Dan]

Screw Driver / Hammer just saved my ass. Thanks big dog

[@juniormendoza657]

I've only had to use a wrench a few times. I have strong forearms and have always just used my hands to remove filters but once I did have to use a screw driver to take a filter off

[@311garagevlogs7]

The screwdriver trick work for me thanks

[@nate1593]

Item 3 worked for me thanksI'd consider removing the first 125s of this clip.

[@deeeeeeps]

I have a Duramax and for whatever reason the filter leaks in the winter so I have to tighten it down. Now that it's summer the filter and rubber expanded and I can't get it off! I used one of those loop wrenches ground a hole in it so I could stick a punch through it into the filter so it would stop spinning but bent the handle on it. I'm hoping a specific filter socket will take it off. I've tried the screwdriver method before and ended up ripping a line through the filter and made the problem worse.

[@richardyap7873]

I don't understand why people want to tighten the filter so hard. My car was last service by the toyota official distributor and I broke two wrenches in the process. This people is driving me to go diy.

[@basiaturner4659]

Right like I changed my moms oil so easily just undid it with my hand. I’m on mine and I can’t get this shit out

[@richardyap7873]

@@basiaturner4659 Undid with your hand. That is one thing I hope to do on my next oil change.

[@dylanjohnson2327]

Should have taken it right back to them to take it off

[@richardyap7873]

@@dylanjohnson2327 Well, I had given up on dealer completely.

[@njsongwriter]

Most of the time a stuck filter can be avoided by simply only tightening them hand tight when you install the new filter. Don't use an oil filter wrench to install the filter... Only use one to remove the oil filter.

[@OrphanTraveler97]

Tell that to the owner that own my car before me

[@Arabgrizzly]

@@OrphanTraveler97people before me changed the oil at jiffy lube feels like thanos himself tightened that filter cap

[@OrphanTraveler97]

@@Arabgrizzly I feel ya I put a screwdriver in mine wouldn't move at all go to the garage even the gorilla man who works there had a hard time

[@butre.]

last time I didn't have the time or energy to do it myself and brought it to a mechanic. as far as I can tell that mechanic used an impact wrench to tighten the filter. so now I'm here, looking for anything that might save me from having to stick a screwdriver through it

[@MarkWhich]

Exactly it only needs to be hand tightened, then you can simply loosen them again with your bare hands when it's time to change it again.

[@gglobensky]

I had bought an oil filter socket adapter. However, it didn't fit perfectly and was just a tad loose, even though it was the right rating for my filter size. I taped a couple of turns around the filter with electrical tape and forced the adapter on it. It worked like a charm.

[@Dennisd1122]

Thank you, used the screw driver method

[@100hazelcruz]

While in the middle of an oil change I couldn’t remove the filter and the screw driver trick worked great! Thank You

[@MrGonza818]

The screw driver thing worked. I had to put a few holes in it lol

[@explorebound]

Glad it worked for you mate 🙂

[@lukechristian1269]

Sevral dozen*

[@grahamerae3502]

Hi mate my 2010 bt50 are only hand tight never had a problem

[@justinreynolds3935]

They also make a oil filter wrench that is similar to a plier style. However it is angled for hard to reach spots. Best $8 ever spent. Just had a filter stuck and this wrench was only thing I could get up in there to move it. Screwdriver trick didn't work as I couldn't get ahold of the ends. Mazda 03 tribute.

[@alickswiden71]

Thank you, Taylor Lautner

[@johnathangreay987]

Hell yeah man. It's always better to service you're own vehicle.

[@soflogator]

I can't even get it to turn after driving a screwdriver through it. Trying to break it loose by hitting it with a hammer but no luck so far -_-

[@Annathroy]

The shitty oil filter is stuck like all hell on my car. I have no idea whose brilliant idea it was to do that but it destroyed my screwdriver. Tomorrow I'm going to the store to buy the oil filter socket or something

[@Rick-nk7pm]

If a filter looks close can I use it even if it is wrong part number???

[@Setton_Exile]

Jump to 1:59

[@johnpro2847]

always loosen the filter prior to draining the oil..you can still drive the vehicle

[@rogerblack8483]

My Citroen c1 oil filter is stuck and struggling to change it. The Vauxhall corsa oil filter was changed easily. But Citroen c1 2016 harder.

[@OsirisNeits]

So, if your oil filter is stuck, take it off and put it in a bench vice so you can drive a screwdriver through it. Cool, got it, thanks.

[@MarkWhich]

IDK how my mechanic put mine on, but I couldn't get mine off, now I have to get a mechanic do my oil changes now.

[@evank7858]

I used the first method with a pry bar and ripped the filter in half without unscrewing it an millimeter.

[@antdx316]

you have to go through both side and directly centerlined or there is no leverage

[@Anjin_San_]

I hate when videos start with blah blah blah blah when your in a hurry to get the job done lmao

[@missyidontgiveacrap9939]

But yet, you took the time to type a comment that took a minimum of a minute. Waste of time to read. Can you say “hypocrite”? 😂

[@cowboy19750]

Yup I punched a hole in my filter in my square body and still can't get it who ever did last really did not want it to go anywhere

[@drpacman9996]

Try spraying with GT 85 and leave for 10 minutes then try before hammering a screw driver through it

[@jordanhoyle577]

I tryed the screwdriver method and it is just plowing through the metal. How do I get it off

[@wilsonpablo7826]

Did you find a solution ?

[@jordanhoyle577]

@@wilsonpablo7826 it eventually came off took me 2 hours. You should of seen the oil filter there was nothing left of it. I eventually had to get a chisel and yes the handle end do it wouldn't got thought the filter

[@wilsonpablo7826]

@@jordanhoyle577 got any tips?

[@jordanhoyle577]

@@wilsonpablo7826 get a hard object and make a dent in the middle of the filter and then get a large object like the thick end of a chisel and hammer it until it starts to turn It works I find if you use a screwdriver it just choose through the metal

[@josephliptak]

I tried the first 2 methods with no luck. Used the screwdriver and hammer but when I went to turn the filter the entire filter tore off from the part that threads into the oil pan. Do you have a 4th method I can use? I got to get this truck out of my garage so I can go to work Monday. The 10min oil change place torqued the hell out of my oil filter and oil drain plug. I'll never take my truck to those damn places again.

[@thardyryll]

How did you finally get it apart?

[@josephliptak]

@@thardyryll Luckily there was just enough filter left and I spent 6 hours using pliers, channel locks, penetrating oil, and a lot of patience. When there isn't much material left from the filter to work with I just would work at it in 1-hour intervals , take a break, then go back at it until I began to see it move. I never want to be in that position again. Too many backyard DIYs out there that don't know what they're doing. That filter was on there way too tight. I ended up ruining 1 thread but after screwing a filter on and off for about 20x I was able to reform the damaged thread. It works perfectly now and no oil leaks.

[@thardyryll]

@@josephliptak What a nightmare. I am convinced that the screwdriver method works only half the time, and the risk of tearing the filter without removing it is huge. When I encountered a severely stuck filter some months ago I modified the steel strap-type tool by welding on a 20-inch piece of solid steel rod. The leverage from that thing is huge - assuming there is room. It sounds like the guy who installed your filter used a tool like mine the way it wasn’t supposed to be used.

[@greggjarvis133]

Yeah try to work on a saltwater outboard f200 Yamaha. I broke the 1/2-in drive boss off of my aluminum filter socket

[@OrphanTraveler97]

Word my suv won't let me take it's filter out so I'm about to use some C4

[@kyleperello8922]

Wow a video on stabbing something

[@user-gj1no3ux7n]

Thank you brother. Ignore my previous comment. I was an asshole. Thank you!

[@Vanbrusa]

1:40 until he gets to the point

[@goldenbdogg4880]

Living in a remote community you have too learn this kind of stuff.. it’s crucial lol.. fk though I have to try to get this fkn filter off before more snow falls 😅 bullshit fn truck loljk

[@lokeymusicamv]

Tried all of these ended up using a 18 inch wrench to bust it up😂

[@kidsteach938]

use the screwdriver to first pierce the bottom of the filter, to drain the oil. Sometimes a screwdriver will peel through the tin of a stubborn filter, so a 1 inch wood chisel works better, with the flat side towards the rotation.

[@mrransom81]

I used an old school monkey wrench and it did the trick...

[@JulioSanchez-kf6gk]

Australia have oil filters?

[@F80__Los]

what are you adking

[@fallingspark2258]

ALL vehicle gas/diesel motors have oil filters, even tractors and bikes. I would say all gas motors do, but I don't believe mowers/whackers have them.

[@F80__Los]

@@fallingspark2258 no 2 strokes don’t have a oil filther. Why because they have no reservoir for oil in the crankcase.

[@F80__Los]

@julio Sanchez yoyr a dumbass what does Australia have pick filthers mean

[@mez4799]

No we ride on kangaroos everywhere. What a stupid question lol

[@CygnusOrb]

Too vad none of tge tooks fit under my Xterra.

[@zackfiedler4593]

I fucking hate oil filters

[@arthursmith643]

No hammer you can shake up stuff under there with the pounding use a drill. Drill the hole through the filter put a screw driver through it and turn it to the off position. Make sure that gasket came off with the filter you removed you don’t want to double the gasket that will be very bad. When you install new filter hand tight only. Don’t use a oil wrench to tighten. You can screw up the gasket by twisting it to tight. Also end up having a hard time getting it off. Like you just did. You can use a plastic bread bag to catch the filter while unscrewing. By the way while your under there spray the rubber gaskets and axle boots with a lubricant oil like WD4. Reconditions the rubber. Over fifty five years changing oil and filters but what do I know.😁

[@TheBaker1337]

Mine ripped.

[@speakerepair]

get straight o the point

[@JM3OFW]

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[@Klol4804]

......Ye......screwdrive it is....

[@tom249664]

The screwdriver method was the stupidest thing I’ve ever done, thanks

[@new_languages6497]

Filter is on my car, under the bonnet, below the engine.... so none of these tips work mate

[@nicholasgade2288]

NOPE!

[@MarcusLeonard307]

Man get to the point

[@alanbates3944]

useless ideas if you have no side access

[@ok-hd4so]

God damn get to the point

[@spudth]

Go-to 1:27 to skip all the jawing. The only real "tip" is at 3:51.

[@lilwilk16]

Jesus Christ get to the point

[@SmilinBastard]

I’m already watching the video just get to the point 1:30