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Secret to removing my 440 oil filter

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I am changing oil, as I type, and again I am trying to figure out the best way to remove my BB oil filter in my 67 Coronet, with as little mess as possible...
Seems as if the radiator hose prevents it from coming out underneath, not enough room to come out behind the or in the middle of the lower control arm, and there is not enough room around the fan to pull it out the top? Am I right so far??

I have punched a hole in the filter allowing it to drain as much as possible, but can anyone tell me their trick to remove this beee atch..... Thanks
 
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Power steering makes it funner.:D:eek: I remove PS pump,a pita.
 
On my ‘69 RR there is just enough room to finaggle it out. If I remember right, I have to come forward towards radiator and then somewhat what sideways as pulling it forward to clear k member and lower hose. Lower rad hose has just enough bend to help provide clearance. Still a tight fit and even though I put down an oil absorb mat underneath filter as I am pulling it out, I still end up spilling some oil. It looked like the Exxon Valdez oil spill the first time I ever changed it without any oil mat under the filter. Punching a hole in the filter is a good idea!
 
On my 69 RR, I had to loosen the PS pump and move it out of the way and that provided just enough room to wiggle the filter out. On a side note, a pringles can cut in half length wise works perfect for guiding any drips from the removed filter away from the K-member and into the pan.
 
Pikser said:
Change to a remote filter mount. Then its easy.
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My dad did just this on his '67 chevy within a few years of buying it new. You are the first mopar owner I have seen mention this and I would like to do this mod. Can you please recommend a part # and source?
 
Loosen it up, enough to easily spin by hand. Slip a plastic shopping bag over it, so the escaping oil will be trapped, and spin it free. I use 2 bags if they're the cheap ones. Bread bags also work well...
 
Purchase a scuba suit (with goggles), 147 lbs of sta- dri, a spare weekend, and a case of your favorite frosty beverage. Once you've completed this adventure, you will now understand why you've never seen a big block K member rusted......:lol:

Really, the gallon size ziploc bag works for me. Loosen filter, strategically place the bag, filter drops in bag, zip it up, and do all sorts of contortions to get it out the front.
Otherwise pull engine.:rofl:
 
It is a lot easier with no power steering - but not a lot less messy.
I put the drain container thingy directly underneath it, then unscrew the filter just enough
to let the excess out from behind it and down into the pan.
Once that's done, it's time to do the remove/turn it 90 this way, remove time...
A fella gets pretty quick at it over the years, I guess.
 
I truly thought that I was a moron making a mess each time doing this... Please to know that I am amongst all the other "regulars" in doing this...

As usual it was messy..... LOL...

I did like the comment about " No rusty" K members.... so true...
 
On my GTX with full power and air I can pull it back and stand it upright (barely) and wiggle it out from the top. But, it often makes a mess. I usually try to slide a section of newspapers in to funnel the mess out past the k-member but that often fails. I’ve heard one of those conformable silicon funnels works we
 
They had many years to figure out Oil filter locations and decades later they still make a mess my 2017 Hemi 2500 gets it all over the front axle....
 
On my 68 RR and other BB's I poked a hole in the filter, then used a absorbent pad / rag under the filter as I removed it. I thought of but never tried to make something temporary out of tin foil to act as a funnel (?) to direct the oil to the catch pan.
 
There are smaller diameter and shorter filters available, that might be easier to maneuver out of the car.
Smaller diameter is fram ph3614, wix/napa is 51348/1348. I would highly recommend the wix or napa over the fram.
If a shorter one would work better, i can get that # too.
 
I do like @Ranger16, but I use a washer fluid jug and cut it way thin. No mess whatsoever.
 
Same idea, half gallon milk jug cut in half, haven't spilled a drop in years.
 
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