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 Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/24/16 05:50 AM
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BrianTx01
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I went to change the oil in my Mercury 60 HP 4 stroke and I cannot get the filter off. Last year I bought a oil filter wrench (size F) that fits on a socket wrench. It worked just fine. This year I used the same darn wrench and it just slips on the filter. I tried to get adjustable belt type wrench and it impossible to get to because of the close quarters. Any suggestions?
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Re: Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/24/16 06:40 AM
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BrianTx01
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I solved my own problem. I put electrical tape around the filter and it provided enough friction for the socket filter wrench to grip.
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Re: Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/24/16 06:33 PM
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jwcromer
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Re: Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/24/16 06:39 PM
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Freeman Clark
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Have had to drive a screw driver into a lot of filters to break them loose.
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Re: Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/25/16 02:21 PM
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Tommy Yetts
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Did you buy the correct oil filter last year?
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Re: Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/26/16 03:22 AM
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LOSTTEXAN
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I've learned not to tighten oil filters as much as I used to, after resorting to the screwdriver method too many times!
Grew up on Tawakoni and Texoma before hybrids and stripers existed on either.
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Re: Can't get the oil filter off!
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01/27/16 02:55 AM
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cxjcherokec
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Remember to put fresh oil on the gasket, a dry gasket will do that every time.
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