arghhhh....dam* oil filter

Hey guys. This has been a bad day for me. I was hoping to get out of the house and do some riding once I got my oil changed, but noooooooooooooooooooo. oh hell no.
 
Tried for about an hour to get my oil filter off. Every time I put the oil filter wrench on the filter, it wouldnt get snugg and it would just keep rotating around. Damn.
 
So, I tried to poke a hole in the oil filter, like some of these threads said, and all it did was pour oil everywhere and no turning once again.
 
Next, tried to use some channel locks on the filter, tried and tried, but damn is that a tough filter. Would not even budge. So, I am very pissed right now and I am up for any suggestions that anyone might have because as of right now, my bike is on the stand, still draining oil out of that small hole that I made in the filter, and I cant ride it of course.

There are a few threads like this, your best bet is going to be going to sears or the parts store and getting the tool that I listed....and PLEASE make sure when you install your filter you only install it hand tight...then you will avoid all these problems....

The first time i took the factory filter off i had to use a big ass pair of channel locks. about a foot long. YOu just have to get the right grip and angle and you should be able to get it off.

part that you listed? and which one is that?

it should come up in a post that you may have already searched. niffty little tool i need to go pick up incase it happens to me......again. i've had tihs prob. twice b/c i just always say eh, i'll turn it OOOOOOOONE more time, just to be safe, lol.

This usually can go unsaid, but make sure you are turning it the right way (Anti-clockwise).  It is easy to get confused when working on the underside of the bike.

yeah i know counter clockwise. has anyone thought about getting one of these because I am.
 
 
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02820523000P?keyword=oil+wrench

I don't really care, but to be honest, you could have saved yourself ALOT of time and gotten the answer MUCH faster if you searched.....I did I went to the search typed in "oil filter" and selected the F4i forum and got this as the third hit down....
 
http://www.cbrforum.com/m_516348/tm.htm
 
 

the great thing about the filter wrench I suggest, you cannot use it in the clockwise direction because of the way it works....the harder you turn it counter clockwise the harder it will grip the oil filter....does two things for you, one allowes you get off those super stuck oil filters and does not allow people to tighten the new filter back on with the tool....which is a BIG no no.

They sell one at AutoZone that has a spring and it will only grip when turning counterclockwise.  I use it on Honda cars and motorcycles, well anything with a small filter.  The spring keeps it secure on the filter.  Works perfect unless you have a VFR in which case you need to take off a fairing and use channel locks.

Get the right filter wrench and you wont have any problems.

+1 on what they said...

the first time i took mine off it was a bitch much like yours...but you said you poked a hole in the filter, but that isn't really all you do....

and i know this was in the other thread but here...

poke a screwdriver ALL THE WAY through the filter...just be VERY careful to do it more towards the top of the filter, not towards the engine, you don't want the screwdriver hitting the filter threads....once you do that....start turning....i hat to poke a few holes because once it started to turn, the screwdriver got blocked on the headers.....all you have to do is getting loose enough to turn it by hand....so really only maybe a full turn or so is all you need to get it to hand loosened....

keep working at it...you'll get it off....put down towels or something to catch oil because if you got a lot of oil on the headers, you're going to have white smoke billowing up at you for awhile until it is all completely burnt off the headers... (does not smell good and makes you woozy )

bring it over to mah house...i get it off for you.
 
where did you stab the filter at? how big was the driver? too small and you'll rip the filter. too far in and you hit the thread...just in the middle.
 
that other tool only mangles and crushes the filter even more. i think with your channel locks that you used, you may have bent the threaded area on the filter, making it tighter. poke a hole through the filter, out the otherside, then turn.

that's what i'm talking about Tahoe....a little grunt dirty work baby!!!

If you don't get the spring loaded filter wrench just put a rubberband around the jaws to keep them from loosening up on ya. That can be a whole new frustration in itself. All the methods suggested so far should work though.

replace it with a K&N filter too, makes the job a LOT easier (17mm nut molded on the end so you just need a wrench)

Well for one, if the filter is stuck, it always comes off better hot. So if youre having that problem, warm the bike up (with oil in it!!!) and use gloves as not to burn yourself, but it should come off with a filter wrench when hot.

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If you don't get the spring loaded filter wrench just put a rubberband around the jaws to keep them from loosening up on ya. That can be a whole new frustration in itself. All the methods suggested so far should work though.

 
why didn't i think of that...use your teeth like ruf said...yea it should help then...muahahahha

I just had this issue about 2 weeks ago.  I was able to get it off by wrapping several layers of duct tape around the filter until the filter wrench got stuck on it and it broke free.  Then go buy yourself a new K&N filter that has a nut on the top to avoid this issue again .

thanks for all the replys. I just recently bought the wrench that sears has advertised. Its about $15, but it will be worth it in the long run.