Having abit of trouble getting the old oil filter off , i think its been welded on , short of hammering a screw driver in it and trying to turn it anybody got any suggestions ?
Its a 2003 R1

have you tried a filter wrench or a strap spanner?

Have you tried a proper filter removal tool yet? They generally work very well

Screwdriver sounds good - done that a few times myself. Use a towel below it to catch the oil just don't let her indoors see you doing it

screwdrivers all very good untill it still wont budge and rips through the can,then your proper stuffed!

strap spanner has never let me down

Are you trying to remove it from a cold engine? Try getting the engine up to temp?

I've got one of the bike-chain type removers. The teeth on the cam are pretty viscious and although they destroy the filter can they tend to get it off!

the BEST tool is from draper and its a 3 legged filter wrench that takes a square drive in the center and the 3 legs are on gears and the harder you turn the wrench handle the harder the legs bite into the filter, ill try and find a pic

this one click me

I like the look of the look of that draper tool , me thinks i'll give that ago

they sell that in halfords too, that's where I got mine

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[Edited on 23/4/10 by Stott]