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Originally Posted by John V.
Sure, why not, I had tools, he had the filter & oil, simple job, and making a few bucks meant I could split a pizza or a pitcher. Except, the filter wouldn't bust loose. I wound up collapsing it with my filter wrench and had no idea what to do next. Luckily a good buddy and fellow GTO owner came to my rescue.
He knew the trick to punch a screwdriver thru the oil filter. So tried that next and that sucker still wouldn't move. Finally he suggested we take the filter adapter off the block and take it to a school shop that had a vise. We did that and finally pounded that sucker off. I recall a BFH being involved, it was unbelievable.
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But I learned some great lessons. I have made a number of gaskets since that day. And I learned even a simple oil change can turn into an auto repair nightmare. I think I've been plagued all my life with repair jobs that "should" only take an hour or two and somehow took the whole weekend. When things are going from bad to worse, auto repair job-wise, I think back about that oil change.
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yep, just trying to do an oil change for me too,...ugh!
Adv auto also made me drive over to pre-pay for a $1.09 before they would order it!
question: Do I need to use any gasket sealant on this felpro gasket? if so what kind?
thanks