I had this happen to me once on my 97 dakota v6. When you install a new oil
filter. do you rub new oil around the gasket? i forgot to once and the thing
sealed itself to the engine. I went thru 2 broken "industrial" strength oil
filter wrenches, and eventually had to have a shop use giant pliers to get
it out. the oil filter was deformed. all bent... but. from that i've
learn to buy one of those oil filter "cap" wrenches that'll work with a
socket.. am i saying that right? i know barely anything about tools.. but
it's never done that again. try lubing up the gasket next time u change ur
oil. Otherwise. pay 25 bucks to ur local garage and just enjoy them holler,
kick, scream. Wouldn't that be entertainment?
-Dester
<< >3K, so long as the filter cleans out the large particles, even the cheap
>filters will do. My personal choice is the teflon filters since they add a
>half mile per gallon to my fuel economy (no lie). I tried regular filters
>after using the teflon impregnated ones, and the preformance of the truck
>dropped noticeably... I could see it at the fuel pump. When Mobil 1
decides
>to add teflon to their filters I might switch, but since I don't go beyond
3K
>with my oil, I don't forsee ever having to worry about it.
> >>
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