grantpa
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Ok just bought a new to me '00 EB Expy with 4.6L in awesome shape. Started an oil change and ran smack dab into an oil filter that was on SOOOOOOO freagin' tight I almost swore. In all my 40 odd years of working on cars and trucks I've NEVER encountered an oil filter that was on so tight that I thought they used an impact wrench on max to 'snug' it down!!! Found out that the original owner ALWAYS took it to Ford Stealership to get serviced. I guess them chuckleheads think it's grand fun to over-tighten the filter. I hear it's pretty common. I tried all the standard methods at first-4-different styles of filter wrenches but to no avail. Went to more drastic measures using a long-reach screwdriver at the base of the filter and attempting to "encourage" it off. Then a pickle fork. Steel pipe. Long chisel. At this point the filter body has more holes than swiss cheese. The problem is getting a good leveraging grip on the filter, but with the power steering pump res in the way-it's near impossible. What I finally ended up doing is getting a 5' piece of chain, wrapping it around the filter a few times, anchoring one end then using a screwdriver through the other end of the chain-I pulled like a *****. Bam! She finally comes loose. So if you're at your wits end, try this method.