R850R stuck oil filter

[vivapuccini]

Just got the bike. It's been sitting for a while. Oil filter is stuck. Won't budge.

Any trick to make it easy?

 

[m_stock10506]

A good fitting filter wrench/cup is important. Did you warm up the bike? If all else fails, drill 3 holes in the bottom of the filter wrench, then drive 3 screws through the wrench into the filter. That will hold the filter to the wrench.

 

[pglaves]

A good fitting filter wrench/cup is important. Did you warm up the bike? If all else fails, drill 3 holes in the bottom of the filter wrench, then drive 3 screws through the wrench into the filter. That will hold the filter to the wrench.

Yes, but put a drain pan under the filter and punch one hole first, so the oil in the filter drains out before you insert the first screw into the filter. DAHIK

 

[Paul_F]

Would placing a rag to line the filter tool to take up any slack and then using a breaker bar for more leverage work!?

Never had a problem with removing oil filters but after reading that a number of folks have had issues, in the future when I am going do an oil change, my first step will be to gently check that filter can be loosen before dropping the oil.

 

[fbt80]

No idea if this is the issue, but aside from over torquing the filter, if you #1 install without the gasket, #2 install by mistake 2 gaskets or #3 don't oil the new gasket before installing it can glue itself to the bike. Screw technique is the best.

 

[torque2u]

OP, let us know what you’ve tried so far. I like a well fitted cap wrench mated to a long breaker bar. Leverage is your friend…good luck.

 

[ts888]

I had this happen on my GSA a couple years ago. 2 hours later, I had welded pins to a large socket that aligned with the holes in the top flange of the oil filter, as the remainder of the oil filter was in pieces in the drain pan. Even the screw trick failed, the can just shredded. Never stuck before, never stuck again.

 

[69zeff65]

If it still stuck try this. Use brake clean and multiple blue shop towels and clean the outside of the filter and the inside of the filter wrench. If your filter wrench is a nice snug fit line the inside surface (the one that contacts the filter) with some valve grinding compound and set it on the filter with room to add some type of extension to the handle. If the filter wrench fits loosely either get the correct one or line the contact surface with 3 m wet & dry 320 black sand paper and give it whirl.

 

[tangoalpha]

Just got the bike. It's been sitting for a while. Oil filter is stuck. Won't budge.

Any trick to make it easy?

Any update on your oil filter dilemma? Lots of great advice here on this forum. Did you have any luck removing the filter?

 

[globalrider]

Just got the bike. It's been sitting for a while. Oil filter is stuck. Won't budge.

Any trick to make it easy?

Yup...a drill and some sheet metal screws.