Help! My oil filter paper insert is stuck with cap
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Help! My oil filter paper insert is stuck with cap
Doing first oil change using an extractor. All went well until I try to remove the paper filter insert from the oil filter cap assembly. I checked the new filter, there's no hook or anything, but it's stuck extremely tight, no amount of pulling, turning, can break it loose. I am pulling so hard that I am afraid the long plastic stick in the center will break from the cap. I am at the point of trying to cut it but don't know if there's any implications.
I searched old posts but they all seem to be about oil cap stuck with housing. No one ever had my issue. Any tips?
I searched old posts but they all seem to be about oil cap stuck with housing. No one ever had my issue. Any tips?
Last edited by masupra; Nov 1, 2016 at 01:19 PM.
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Anyway, it seemed just impossible to simply turn and pull out. So I ended up cutting the paper of the old filter from side. Once enough paper has been cut, it appears to have release the tension and I was able to twist it off.
The only issue is, while doing the cut with a knife, I mar'ed the surface of the plastic insert slightly.
Would it be an issue? I wonder if the smooth surface has anything to do with having the oil flow at intended rate or whether a mar'ed surface will lower its structure integrity under high heat and pressure.
