Anyone have troubles with oil filter? Options

[95CelicaST]

My last oil change was done at the dealership. So today I went out to change my oil and everything was going smooth until I hit the filter. SOMEONE at Toyota must not have been paying attention when they said "Don't Screw on the filter like you're Rambo". So I reach up to get it, no luck. Reach Down to get it. No luck there. I got out one of those oil filter wrenches, but it couldn't shrink enough to fit. I sit in my garage pondering how to do this. I go and search the tool bench for something useful, and I stumble upon a good friend...Sandpaper. I ripped off a piece and went to the filter again. After a few twists the filter buckled like an 8 year-old girl. The world was saved and the filter was removed and banished to the deep layers of hell.

Moral of the story- If you ever are having troubles getting off your oil filter, use sandpaper. It works.

[Bitter]

yea, you put oil on the rubber to keep it from binding and bunching and not making a seal. i also prefill my filter partially before i start my change so that when i goto put it on its already partially filled with oil, its easier on the engine for that first crank after the change. it'll get the new oil moving faster since you dont have to fill a filter 1st before the oil gets to where it needs to be.