If all else fails, use the sledge hammer approach. Take a large screwdriver, jam it through the oil filter, and use it as a lever to turn the filter. CAUTION - This is quite messy as the oil drips out the new holes which have just been created in the filter, so take proper precautions about collecting it. I have had to use this technique only once (with a non-VW vehicle), but it will work if you can get proper angles and clearance for the screwdriver to fit. That occasion was long ago, while I was still in school, and had not yet accumulated either the appropriate tools or the wisdom to use them. Budd Premack 87 Wolfsburg, 86 Syncro, 84 Vanagon (son's) 73 Super, 64 Bug Minneapolis, MN |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.