New hole in my workbench.

[dodge man]

I changed the oil in my new Challenger for the first time Friday night. I should have known better. If I counted correctly, this will be my ninth new Chrysler product. I've learned after the first couple, that they hire ex football players to put on oil filters at the engine plant. You know the kind, 350 lbs and can bench press 400 lbs or more. The Challenger was no different. Its fairly easy to get to with the socket style oil filter wrench, but all these did was spin on it. I mean this sucker was on there tight. :smiley_aafz:

Well I was finally able to get my giant sized, purchased just for removing oil filters, channel locks on it from the side by feeding them through the wheel well. This got it loose, but I could only turn it about 1/64th of a turn at a time. This took about 20 minutes just to get is loose enough to spin it off by hand. The entire process took about 2 hours.

The hole in the work bench? At some point, my channel locks made a sudden downward motion and made contact with my work bench followed by a rather long speech, you know the kind @#$%&*. This hole is right next to the hole in my work bench when I changed the oil in our 2000 300M.

The oil filter, by the time I got it off, it looked like I hit with the 60" MMM on my BX.........twice.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I don't understand, how did the pliers make a hole??? (or was it just a dent?)

 

[dodge man]

The back of the jaw of the channel locks is what I hit the work bench with. Its a plywood top. Its more of a slot then a hole. It would be safe to say I hit the workbench pretty hard.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

The back of the jaw of the channel locks is what I hit the work bench with. Its a plywood top. Its more of a slot then a hole. It would be safe to say I hit the workbench pretty hard.

OK...:confused2:

 

[mbrule]

Sounds like you need a better workbench..... LOL

Aaaaaaannnnnnd to stop buying Chrysler products!!!!!

Just kidding.....

 

[dodge man]

When I lived near our office, I had a co-worker look me up one night and he caught me beating a wooden creeper over a T post, but thats another story. Maybe I need anger management?

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I once caught my Dad hitting a string trimmer with a hammer...:confused2:

 

[Diamondpilot]

I feel for you. I have fought many oil filters. For some reason everyone thinks you need to put them on with 450 FT TQ on boat motors. I guess they do not want any oil to drip in the lake or something.

Chris

 

[wallace]

AND THEN YOU WONDER WHY WE CHARGE SO MUCH FOR OUR SHOP RATES!!!:laughing:

 

[LoneCowboy]

when ti's really really really stuck on.
Take a BF screwdriver and drive it right thru the SOAB at a 90 degree angle.

now you have leverage

then turn screwdriver.

it works

but it's scary, because if it doesn't come off, now the car doesn't run. (well, it will, but not for long)

 

[Mace Canute]

An oil filter isn't considered tight until you've rippped the canister off the base and used a BFH on a punch in the oil passage holes to get it off.

 

[George2615]

I I've learned after the first couple, that they hire ex football players to put on oil filters at the engine plant. You know the kind, 350 lbs and can bench press 400 lbs or more. The Challenger was no different.

This guy must be the same service tech who used to work for a generator company that serviced our diesel powered building fire pump at work a few years ago. He had tightened the filters so much that he warped the gaskets which promptly spewed out all the oil at the next scheduled run of the pump. It cost his company a pretty good buck to have the Cummins engine rebuilt.

 

[20 20]

I threw a chainsaw accross the drive once and stuck it chain first through the wall of my shop.

 

[Diamondpilot]

An oil filter isn't considered tight until you've rippped the canister off the base and used a BFH on a punch in the oil passage holes to get it off.

Or a cold chisel and a hammer. My uncle once had to weld a pipe to a base plate to get one off when the canister came free. I hope I never have to go that route.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

I threw a chainsaw accross the drive once and stuck it chain first through the wall of my shop.

And our wives and girlfriends wonder why we drink and cuss. I had mine change out all the faucets in our kitchen and 3 bath rooms. She had a cut on her forehead, bloody knuckles, and a sore back. All she could say is I need a drink.

Chris

 

[buck12]

Same story on my F150. I have never seen an oil filter so tight. I nearly crushed the filter with large channel locks trying to break it loose.

 

[dodge man]

Yeah I did the big screwdriver through the filter once. I barely got it loose because it started to shred.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Actually, I am known to be...uh...lets say...heavy handed...

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Also, when I ever tighten a gas cap, I'm the only one who can get it off again...:laughing:

 

[JoelD]

Mini-boss asked what the knuckle shaped dent was in the wall near the light switch in the living room, I said "a bad day at work".

Nothing worse than trashing your own stuff though.

Joel