Alright, whoever changed the oil on my wife's car last is a total asshole.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 05/06/2016 at 00:35 • Filed to: Oil change

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The filter would not come off, from any angles and grips. What an idiot, it did NOT have to be this tight. This is why he’ll never amount to being anything other than a shitposter on oppositelock. Because that someone, was me.

DrJohannVegas > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:37

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You stare into the abyss...

Birddog > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:44

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Deep. Man. Deep.

RyanFrew > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:46

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Did you use a breaker bar?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Birddog 05/06/2016 at 00:47

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Sorry, sorry.

[ahem]

Truck and or Celica

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RyanFrew 05/06/2016 at 00:47

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Kung fu grip

CTSenVy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:48

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Did you make this face while trying to take off the filter?

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:51

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Strap wrench solves all problems

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:52

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Thank you.

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:53

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Did you jiggle the filter mufflers?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CTSenVy 05/06/2016 at 00:54

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after a while it was more like this

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheHondaBro 05/06/2016 at 00:55

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wat

DrJohannVegas > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 00:59

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I am a lifelong proponent of the strap-wrench thingie. Works every time, which is important when my friends ask me to change their oil after a fast lube place has welded the filter on.

TheHondaBro > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 01:05

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Alright, at least tell me you’ve twiddled the fuel pump engines.

Frank Grimes > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 01:06

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have you ever changed oil and not spilled it all over?

someassemblyrequired > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 01:09

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There comes a point where I throw the strap wrench across the driveway, get myself a flat screwdriver and hammer it through the filter. Then you have a big and convenient handle for spinning the filter off.

Berang > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 01:10

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i think they tighten up naturally

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Frank Grimes 05/06/2016 at 01:13

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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > someassemblyrequired 05/06/2016 at 01:15

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Almost resorted to the screwdriver. But then I remembered that I’m stubborn and just kept on twisting with some dry garden gloves

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 01:46

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My souvenir from living in Germany. I’ve had it actually tear through the cannister of the filter, but every filter has surrendered.

for Michigan > someassemblyrequired 05/06/2016 at 04:14

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I resorted to that once on my Fiero after I made the same mistake as Zoidberg. It didn’t end well...

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 07:37

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BigBlock440 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 08:05

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I’ve never had luck with a strap wrench, maybe it would have worked on one of them I was able to remove by hand, but I’ve never tried because there was no point to. Had to resort to the screwdriver once, after that I bought one of these:

Since 3 out of 4 of my vehicles use the same filter, and the one that doesn’t I barely drive, it works out great. And at $10 they’re cheap enough that buying more than one size isn’t terrible. I’ve also resorted to these on most occasions before I got the wrench:

Dr_Watson > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 09:02

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My life got better when I started buying these.

Michael_N > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 09:50

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When reading this, towards the middle I thought “that’s a little harsh” then towards the end I started chuckling. Don’t be too hard on yourself, I was doing an oil change on an ‘08 XC70 once and it took over an hour. XD. I got oil everywhere, the floor, my clothes, my hair, it was a mess.

brianbrannon > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 10:23

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As a mechanic I run into this all the time and I wonder if it’s putting the filter on too tight or not lubing the gasket. Did you rub the o-ring with an oily finger?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > brianbrannon 05/06/2016 at 10:48

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sure did

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2016 at 14:53

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1. this is why I get puralator gold oil filters, they’re coated in sand paper like grip.

2. Those little rubber things that help open jars in the kitchen are crazy helpful if you have a slick oil filter, I keep one in my toolbox. Just like the ones in the kitchen, I have no idea where they came from. They just appear.