Author Topic: Stuck oil filter  (Read 3758 times)

Offline Purely VAG

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Re: Stuck oil filter
« Reply #10 on: 23 March 2010, 19:29 »
just make sure once you get it of to hand tight only your new one and use a smear of oil around the seal before installing so it doesn't cement itself to the housing  least you'll then get it off the next time  :wink:

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Offline green gti

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Re: Stuck oil filter
« Reply #11 on: 10 April 2010, 22:42 »
try large pair of pipe grips or oil  filter chain tool.some poeple to them up too tight.lots of tool makers make oil filter band tool .grips for me are the last answer !!