4.3L stuck oil filter

[Spiderhole]

Try as I may... I can't get this thing to budge. I tried the strap wrench with a bar for leverage, and the regular drive socket. The strap wrench literally bent the filter. Do any of you have a tip or suggestion?

My motor flooded so bad, and I just rebuilt the carb, but the crank case was full to the brim with gas... it was crazy to see how much fuel came out of that thing.

 

[Grub54891]

I use this, yeah it bends the filter, but who cares? Napa has them as do other parts stores.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Put two strap wrenches on it.

 

[bruceb58]

Hammer a screwdriver through it and turn it with that.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,... Are ya turnin' it the right way,.??
Bein' upside-down, it's easy enough to do,....

 

[Spiderhole]

Ayuh,... Are ya turnin' it the right way,.??
Bein' upside-down, it's easy enough to do,....

Yup, I definitely thought about that!

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'll try these.

 

[gm280]

At this point, you certainly are not going to use the filter ever again, so now it is "what ever it takes" to remove it. And even if you have to tear the filter apart getting it off, so be it. Great suggestions above and I think one of them will work...IF you are turning it the correct way to remove it. Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty.

 

[Spiderhole]

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I finally got it off. I know it looks like a fired a few shots at it with a 9mm, but I used a combination of a thick phillips head and the strap. It took an uncomfortable amount of force, to the point where it would make you question if you were turning it the right way, but I definitely was. Even when it came loose it was still a pain to get it to rotate enough to loosely come off. It was on there way, way too tight even if the rubber had seized up. I'm glad it came off because it was also full of gas.

 

[gm280]

I finally got it off. I know it looks like a fired a few shots at it with a 9mm, but I used a combination of a thick phillips head and the strap. It took an uncomfortable amount of force, to the point where it would make you question if you were turning it the right way, but I definitely was. Even when it came loose it was still a pain to get it to rotate enough to loosely come off. It was on there way, way too tight even if the rubber had seized up. I'm glad it came off because it was also full of gas.

I have seen worst, but glad you finally removed it. Are the threads okay and not stripped on the engine side? The fact that you stated it was hard to come off the entire way makes me ask that question. Could be the person that installed it may have used the wrong oil filter or wrong thread size. Make sure the new one is for your engine and happy boating again. JMHO

 

[Rick Stephens]

I'm glad you got it off without ripping it into shreds. Good go! It can be hard to grip without the can.

Rick

 

[Spiderhole]

Yup threads seem ok thankfully. Once it got about one and a half turns out it came off easy. I believe it's
a Sierra filter (or was at this point!). It probably hasn't been changed in years.

 

[crazy charlie]

When instaling new filter,grease threads and oil the rubber gasket.Also check to be sure there is no gasket that stayed on the recieving end.Charlie

 

[bruceb58]

Now is the time to consider getting a remote filter if this one is tough to get to.

 

[Spiderhole]

Now is the time to consider getting a remote filter if this one is tough to get to.

Good thought, but this ones not too bad to get to. Draining the oil was kind of tricky. I think in the future I have to drain it in a pan, and then pump it into a container before pulling the collector out from under the motor.

 

[harleyman1975]

Or install a drain hose that goes out your gar board drain.

 

[bruceb58]

Or install a drain hose that goes out your gar board drain.

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