our filter is the fl820s, not fl400 or maybe im wrong, next time buy an fl820s from walmart, then take it to Napa, and they have a metal filter wrench that attaches to a ratchet, it fits so tight you may have to clean off the end of the filter to get the filter wrench on, its not a few teeth that bite on the filter, its every teeth gets gripped... ive done the punch a hole thing, live and learn with the adjustable filter wrenchs and then just buy the specific one, actually the napa "strap" filter wrench is ok, it has no rubber on the inside strap but somehow grips better

 

You'd think Munroe would have learned that turning the filter clockwise makes filter removal all the more difficult.

 

Read his sig. He has the 4.2l which uses the fl-400S.

 

Not to vere off subject but motorcraft filters have been proven to be better filters than almost all of the Premium and big name filters, including the big name ones that try to cash in on their other product lines such as K&N.

Tip for oil changes, take a punch and pop a hole in the bottom of the filter and let it drain prior to trying to removing the filter makes it ALOT less messy. As for filter wrenches I always found the strap wrenches are easier to use than the ones that have claws and the ones that fit on a wratchet.

 

Too bad Motorcraft are the better filters, user error.

 

i always use the fl820s motorcraft filter from walmart. The fram filters leaked on me in the past. fl400s is for the Ranger

 

So did he turn it clockwise or counter-clockwise? Perhaps the shame is killing him, and that's why we have no answer.

 

QFT. i've never had a problem with a FOMOCO filter. aren't purolator and fomoco filters one in the same?

 

The filter box says the gasket is pre-lubed, but i always run a bead of new oil on the gasket to make it easier to take off. Also when you put it on, spin it on by hand (quickly) when it stops free spinning, turn it .5- 1 full turn and it is pleanty tight.

I have a really nice wrench i bought at walmart that is kinda like a pipe cutting tool, its a slip band that goes around the filter, and the harder you pull on it, the tighter it grips the filter too. Works great on our larger diameter filters, where the "socket cups" tend to fail

 

 

done alot of oil changes..never thought about tasting it..

 

not sure what truck you have (its not at the top corner of your post)... but as the owner of a 2004 5.4L I can say that this is a terrible idea. I simply drain the pan first, then put the drain plug back in and slide the oil tray over under the filter. Ford designed in a nice path so you can just back the filter off and let it drain straight down. I've never had any trouble with getting oil on me in the 8-10 changes I've done.
(btw - once you thread the new filter on, pull the drain plug one more time and you'll get a little more of the old oil out...)


oh... and I have much better luck turning it counter-clockwise to remove it...

 

ha... obviously someone that has been reading the headlight adjustment link...

 

That's what you get for growing up wearing a digital watch...don't know what "clockwise" is.

 

I have to assume ManualF150 turned in counter clockwise and he meant to type it that way. His lack of response to all the ridicule leads me to believe this.