I never thought it would happen, but it did today. The oil filter on my 305 Mercruiser somehow bonded itself to the block. 
<br /><br />I tried 3 different wrenches, and none worked. As a last resort, I even used the 'stick a screwdriver through the side trick'.. No go.<br />To make matters worse, I managed to tear the filter in half leaving only a ragged shard of metal.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Several new curse-words later, I decided to get help from the internet and found a way to remove the filter by making a spanner wrench to go inside the smaller holes in the filter and using a long screwdriver to spin it off.<br /><br />I always lube the filter o-ring when I install the filters as well as being careful not to tighten it too much. I'm not sure what happened.<br /><br />A seemingly simple maintenance issue turned into a 3 hour endeavor! Don't let this happen to you.<br /><br />It was suggested you use only a good quality oil filter wrench and coat BOTH sides of the o-ring with silicone/lithium grease. And of course, do not over-tighten it.<br /><br />I had a thought however... How about an oil-filter re-location kit? Would this be a good idea on an I/O engine? <br /><br />My filter isn't the easiest thing to get to.<br />I thought relocating the filter somewhere to get 100% access would be better.<br />This is the only Chevy engine I've owned, and I'm not impressed with the oil filter location as it sits right up next to the flywheel housing. It's almost impossible to get a wrench around it (especially in a boat)<br /><br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />H.
<br /><br />I tried 3 different wrenches, and none worked. As a last resort, I even used the 'stick a screwdriver through the side trick'.. No go.<br />To make matters worse, I managed to tear the filter in half leaving only a ragged shard of metal.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Several new curse-words later, I decided to get help from the internet and found a way to remove the filter by making a spanner wrench to go inside the smaller holes in the filter and using a long screwdriver to spin it off.<br /><br />I always lube the filter o-ring when I install the filters as well as being careful not to tighten it too much. I'm not sure what happened.<br /><br />A seemingly simple maintenance issue turned into a 3 hour endeavor! Don't let this happen to you.<br /><br />It was suggested you use only a good quality oil filter wrench and coat BOTH sides of the o-ring with silicone/lithium grease. And of course, do not over-tighten it.<br /><br />I had a thought however... How about an oil-filter re-location kit? Would this be a good idea on an I/O engine? <br /><br />My filter isn't the easiest thing to get to.<br />I thought relocating the filter somewhere to get 100% access would be better.<br />This is the only Chevy engine I've owned, and I'm not impressed with the oil filter location as it sits right up next to the flywheel housing. It's almost impossible to get a wrench around it (especially in a boat)<br /><br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />H.
