5030
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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2003
- Messages
- 24,671
- Location
- SE Michigan in the middle of nowhere
- Tractor
- Kubota M9000 HDCC3 M9000 HDC
SOP for me always. I use an alignment bar (crows foot on one end and pointed on the other) and a hammer on the crows foot end, to puncture the filter case and let the liquid inside drain into a suitable container. Once drained, I'll push the bar though the filter and use it to remove it. Been doing it that for for years now. Do it on the vehicles as well but not my wife's Suburban because the oil filter is recessed into the oil pan casting. Gotta use a filter wrench on that one.My friend asked his Dealer mechanic friend what he does when filters are buried and the answer is puncture the can with a pointed bar to break free…