I had to resort to the screw driver method once. It worked.

I had crushed the filter some too. Chain wrench crushed it to the point it was punctured too, so what the heck, hammered a long screw driver all the way through up to the handle. As close as possible to the threaded end of the filter. It did rip up the filter some more, but eventually came off. Threads were fine. Helping a friend with a '79 Camero that had been neglected. Probably 2 years without a filter change.

In response to this post by chemhokie

Posted: 07/20/2021 at 5:45PM

Spent most of the evening yesterday trying to remove an oil filter. -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 5:06PM

I always found this type works best when the filter is stuck -- Hokie in CT 07/21/2021 11:25AM

Yeap, that is what ultimately got it. -- chemhokie 07/21/2021 11:48AM

Screwdriver always works ** -- typed by ben 07/21/2021 05:27AM

That's what I heard, but it was actually tearing the metal. ** -- chemhokie 07/21/2021 11:24AM

Do you have a toothbrush?? OK, I kid ** -- DonHo-kieHi 07/20/2021 7:19PM

I wonder if it is at all possible it was cross-threaded. -- Riverguy 07/20/2021 7:06PM

Probably not -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 8:22PM

I finally gave in and removed the alternator -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 7:51PM

Picture? ** -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 8:22PM

Before -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 8:33PM

After -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 8:36PM

Do you have a wrench with teeth, like this? -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 8:46PM

That was what crushed the end of it. -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 9:08PM

I've also used this on stubborn oil filters -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 8:47PM

Yeah, that's the thing. It is literally the only thing I haven't bought. ** -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 9:22PM

Tape an m-80 to that thing... -- Riverguy 07/20/2021 10:45PM

Got it finally. ** -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 11:33PM

How? What'd it take? -- Riverguy 07/21/2021 11:35AM

The pliers type tool. See newer thread above with tool and mangled filter. ** -- chemhokie 07/21/2021 11:51AM

In the future, you might have luck with those metal caps that fit over... -- EDGEMAN 07/21/2021 05:20AM

That was what I used to "snug" the new one up. ** -- chemhokie 07/21/2021 11:21AM

That should work when you remove the new filter. -- EDGEMAN 07/21/2021 11:49AM

Or possibly -- EDGEMAN 07/21/2021 05:28AM

Something like this? -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 8:37PM

I've never understood oil filter wrenches like that -- Tafkam Hokie 07/21/2021 09:26AM

I have one and even with the alternator out there is barely room for -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 8:39PM

Wonder if a dealership installed the filter -- EDGEMAN 07/20/2021 6:52PM

I once had to cut a small hole in the rubber trim beneath the inside of the -- vt90 07/20/2021 5:54PM

I had to resort to the screw driver method once. It worked. -- RichwebHokie 07/20/2021 5:45PM

Where are you located physically? ** -- ElbertoHokie 07/20/2021 5:31PM

Saint Louis ** -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 6:34PM

# Broadwayoysterbar ** -- astrohokie 07/20/2021 7:22PM

As some who live in STL, I naturally avoid downtown at all costs. -- chemhokie 07/21/2021 5:01PM

My ... -- astrohokie 07/21/2021 5:29PM

Ah... -- chemhokie 07/21/2021 8:14PM

Just take it to “the man”. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 07/20/2021 5:29PM

Red? ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/20/2021 5:35PM

Yeah, that guy. ** -- Femoyer Hokie 07/20/2021 5:36PM

Did you try turning it the opposite direction? ** -- ronvpi 07/20/2021 5:27PM

Yeah, between trying to get to it from above and then switching to -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 6:36PM

So you tightened it more? ** -- Hokie`79 07/20/2021 10:29PM

Unlike George, it didn't move. ** -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 11:14PM

TWSS ** -- LonghornHokie 07/20/2021 5:37PM

Amputate? ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/20/2021 5:26PM

Well, that's what I'm trying to do, but I want a clean cut. ** -- chemhokie 07/20/2021 6:39PM

I had to resort to the screw driver method once. It worked.

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