2009 1.8L Oil Filter won't come off

[cmiedema]

I've been to two Oil change places today & they can't get the cartridge oil filter off? They are afraid of doing damage & stranding the vehicle. They both had the proper tools, I saw them. Both recommend I take the car back to the dealer. Anyone heard of this issue before?

[Zimm]

the outside canister on my '10 1.8l needed a little persuading with a hammer and well placed screwdriver. i'm hoping it won't be an issue next time around, because the canister is cheap plastic instead of metal.i'm hoping it was just a case of the dealer oil change guy over-tightening it when i cashed in my 1 free oil change coupon. never again will they touch it.

[Caretaker]

yep, the cannister was seriously overtightened on mine as well, although I'm not sure how that is possible given that at the end of the tightening it is metal to metal contact. Nonetheless, once off I simply installed the cartridge and retightened it with my filter cup until it was snug against the metal. Same thing happened with my OEM Hyundai filter. It was put on by a bunch of monkeys, or cybermonkeys as the case may be.

[star_deceiver]

http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=38351The first time I changed my oil it was on rediculously tight but it did come off after a little struggle with the strap wrench.

[cutehumor]

Here's a tip. when I had my 06 vibe, 1.8L. the OEM factory filter would not budge. I bought an oil filter wrench top from walmart, the factory filter would not budge. then I put a paper towel on the factory filter, applied the filter wrench to it, and this provided enough "grip" to get the OEM factory oil filter off. sounds lame. but think about it, whenever you can't open a bottle. you use a rag to get more grip on the bottle to turn the cap off. same principle! P.S after I got the oil filter off, it was stuck to the oil filter wrench/paper towel. I had to use a hammer to crush it off of the oil filter wrench.