Are you kidding me Ram!?

[Cbty2050]

Do I blame Ram for making the oil filter tight so I needed to use the power of the Omnissiah to take it off? Yeah.
Is that an actual problem? No

That a factory/original oil filter?

OMG YOU BROKE THE PLUG ON YOUR PCM YOU MUST BE A IDIOT AND NEED TO DRIVE A SCOOTER ...... AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

What happens when you break the scooter?

 

[Darksteel165]

That a factory/original oil filter?

Yes lol. Tightened by the resident Silverback Gorilla at the factory, was a fun one to get off.
I use the SRT filters now which don't fit very well because I have a 4wd ram.

 

[Rick3478]

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Do I blame Ram for making the oil filter tight so I needed to use the power of the Omnissiah to take it off? Yeah.
Is that an actual problem? No

And they make it from sheet metal as thin as possible, so anything you try to use for a wrench just crushes it. Like those stupid water bottles you can't get the cap off of. I've been known to drive a Phillips screwdriver through a filter to create a handle with enough leverage to break it loose. Not on the current vehicle, so far.

 

[Darksteel165]

And they make it from sheet metal as thin as possible, so anything you try to use for a wrench just crushes it. Like those stupid water bottles you can't get the cap off of. I've been known to drive a Phillips screwdriver through a filter to create a handle with enough leverage to break it loose. Not on the current vehicle, so far.

I just had a problem with the first one from the factory.
An oil filter wrench or the strap style work fine for me now (I secure the filter with an oil filter wrench so more then hand tight too)

 

[HSKR R/T]

And they make it from sheet metal as thin as possible, so anything you try to use for a wrench just crushes it. Like those stupid water bottles you can't get the cap off of. I've been known to drive a Phillips screwdriver through a filter to create a handle with enough leverage to break it loose. Not on the current vehicle, so far.

Rubber strap wrench. Won't crush the filter, and grips good enough to get it off

 

[Darksteel165]

Rubber strap wrench. Won't crush the filter, and grips good enough to get it off

It didn't on my factory filter. That's always my first go-to if they don't have the 1 inch nut on the bottom.

 

[Cbty2050]

Yes lol. Tightened by the resident Silverback Gorilla at the factory, was a fun one to get off.
I use the SRT filters now which don't fit very well because I have a 4wd ram.

I honestly think they put them on dry.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I honestly think they put them on dry.

Dry and cold

 

[Rick3478]

Rubber strap wrench. Won't crush the filter, and grips good enough to get it off

Better than ChannelLok but still crushes the same way as the metal strap oil filter wrenches. The advantages are that the rubber strap is more adjustable, and you can attach it inline without needing to go around an end. I have one, I think, unless I tossed it in the trash out of disgust the last time I tried to use it. Looked like a good idea, but I have *never* had any success with it. Always end up needing something else anyway.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Better than ChannelLok but still crushes the same way as the metal strap oil filter wrenches. The advantages are that the rubber strap is more adjustable, and you can attach it inline without needing to go around an end. I have one, I think, unless I tossed it in the trash out of disgust the last time I tried to use it. Looked like a good idea, but I have *never* had any success with it. Always end up needing something else anyway.

I love mine. Just gotta know how to use them. And it won't crush the filter.

 

[Cbty2050]

Dry and cold

How cold is it in Ramos Arizpe Mexico?

 

[Bt10]

I've never worried about crushing the filter; I'm working on it to remove and discard the thing. I tend to use a big channel locks myself, if the filter metal strap wrench slips too much.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I've never worried about crushing the filter; I'm working on it to remove and discard the thing. I tend to use a big channel locks myself, if the filter metal strap wrench slips too much.

I've basically ripped a filter in half trying to remove it with channel locks or screwdriver before. Then it gets really hard to remove as you lose anything to really grab onto. If never crushed a filter with a rubber strap wrench. They grip the filter better, as long as it's not covered in oil, and that even pressure around the entire filter keeps it from collapsing