Oil cooler tube stuck in oil filter?
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Oil cooler tube stuck in oil filter?
I don't know when the PO changed the oil last, so I thought I would do it today. The oil filter was a major pain to get off, and when I finally got it turning, the silver tube that goes through the oil cooler came off with it. Is this a result of the filter being screwed on too tight?
Anyway, I can't get it off. I have no vise and I am starting to screw up the nut holding on the tube and I don't want to introduce a bunch of metal shards into the oil system. Is this piece available by itself? And where is the go-to place for parts like this?
Anyway, I can't get it off. I have no vise and I am starting to screw up the nut holding on the tube and I don't want to introduce a bunch of metal shards into the oil system. Is this piece available by itself? And where is the go-to place for parts like this?
Last edited by TxGlenn; 04-12-2020 at 01:23 PM.
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Re: Oil cooler tube stuck in oil filter?
Strap wrench, or grab your favorite grippy grabber. Stab an old screwdriver thru the filter for leverage, grab a tight fitting box end wrench, and crank the thing off.
Unless you get really lucky in the classifieds or deep in the parts catalog and a dusty dealer's shelf, you're going to want to salvage the original part. Or delete the oil cooler.
Unless you get really lucky in the classifieds or deep in the parts catalog and a dusty dealer's shelf, you're going to want to salvage the original part. Or delete the oil cooler.
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