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76C10Stepside · 10-02-2018, 10:26 PM

Found a Fram PH3535 filter (discontinued) that's the right size. Drained the oil then tried unsuccessfully to remove the old oil filter off. Oil filters on this truck and my C10 have always managed to weld themselves to the engine despite oiling the seal. Tried all the tools I could scrounge up, including a useless end cap filter wrench (just spins), a chain tool (squashed the cartridge but could not turn it), and a screwdriver hammered through the cartridge (which usually works), but have nothing to use as a breaker bar/tube to get leverage on it (half my tools are in storage). Also could not find the fuel pump relay in engine bay or inside fuse panel (was planning to crank engine to expel any fuel still remaining in the combustion chambers). Will take another shot at it tomorrow.

10-02-2018, 10:26 PM	#8
76C10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 300	Re: What Would YOU Do? Found a Fram PH3535 filter (discontinued) that's the right size. Drained the oil then tried unsuccessfully to remove the old oil filter off. Oil filters on this truck and my C10 have always managed to weld themselves to the engine despite oiling the seal. Tried all the tools I could scrounge up, including a useless end cap filter wrench (just spins), a chain tool (squashed the cartridge but could not turn it), and a screwdriver hammered through the cartridge (which usually works), but have nothing to use as a breaker bar/tube to get leverage on it (half my tools are in storage). Also could not find the fuel pump relay in engine bay or inside fuse panel (was planning to crank engine to expel any fuel still remaining in the combustion chambers). Will take another shot at it tomorrow.