thirdchildhood

Giant Channel locks, Giant screwdriver driven through filter, Air chisel on filter base. In that order!

SabrToothSqrl

dammmmm....
I had a fuel filter that was stuck on so bad it was destroying the mount. I ended up taking the whole mount off the engine so I could stick it in a vice. drove a 2' long screwdriver through it and breaker bar'd that F'r...

1BIGJIM

Your lucky. I had a couple oil filters (not mine) I’ve hade to take a chisel to the base at the pad. Always put oil on the rubber seal😎

phragle

If you know a medic or a nurse, the blue rubber tourniquets wrapped around it then either hands or a filter wrench. The rubber makes a nonslip surface.

seafordguy

Those chain wrenches that are on vice grips are the solution. Cheap at harbor freight and will get them right off. I've final gotten smarter and never put a filter ON with a wrench. Just my hands

2john

Hammer and chisel, in lip on base of filter.

OldSchool

I haven't used a wrench to put a filter on.....EVER!!! And I always put oil on the gasket. I don't know why this thing was stuck....but it was stuck like a MoFo!!!!

thirdchildhood

Sometimes I can't get my hand on a filter good enough to trust tightening it by hand so I have to snug it a bit with a filter wrench. A bit too tight is infinitely better than having it come loose!

turboeddie

I have a heat gun that is supper hot. I’m sure that would loosened up the oil filter. On my aircraft I use dow 40 in a green tube. It is a clear silicone used on the rubber gasket.

PigNaPoke

try cracking them loose before you drain the oil. not enough to leak just loose... then warm and drain...