Help, Fuel Filter wont come off!

[AD Ent]

Followed the Workshop download it says :
Step 4
Undo the filter carefully by hand and remove from mounting

It wont unscrew off by hand. Tried a Oil filter bicycle chain lever thing. Nope.
Is it a normal thread? Unscrew to the Left, Right to Tight

Really need to get this done sharpish, I'm going out soon

 

[R1cho]

unbolt the bracket and turn it upside down then bolt it back in place u can get better purchase on it, just undo it enough to loosen it then turn back to right way then ya can undo it by hand

 

[arcascomp]

Mine was a bugger to get off 1st time, ended up removing the mount and refitting upside down so I could use a mates feck off big filter wrench to brute force it.

Lefty loosy, righty tighty as usual.

I have a filter wrench that puts a metal strap round the body and then is tighted by a screw. got the oil filter dead easily when last attempt failed by all methods.

Good luck with the filter.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Yes, it is the correct thread, but like you, mine was stupidly tight as well.

I ended up taking mine off completely, putting the metal mount part in the vice, and using a ratchet tie down strap to lever it off.

 

[zippy656]

Yes, it is the correct thread, but like you, mine was stupidly tight as well.

I ended up taking mine off completely, putting the metal mount part in the vice, and using a ratchet tie down strap to lever it off.

Yep, i had to do that too

 

[clivvy]

Yep, i had to do that too

me too-removed, vice, destroyed the old filter in the process!!

 

[AD Ent]

Riiiiicccchhhoooooooooooooooo :bow:bow:bow:bow:bow:bow:bow:bow

Job done! that priming travel is a laugh. Half an inch at most :hmh

Soon as I read 'bolt upside down' I knew that was the voice of experience :thumbs

I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

I used a cheapo oil filter wrench - all my tools are cheapo- with the housing bolted upside down. still took some force, full on hulk power :sly and it slowly started to move.

Thanks fellas

 

[AD Ent]

arcascomp, :bow:bow:bow:bow:bow:bow:bow
you posted same time as Richo, but I didn't see yours.

 

[Banshee]

Glad you got it sorted in the end mate, I remember when I first took mine off and I nearly broke my wrist lol