HELP! Oil filter stuck. (archive)

I'm changing the oil in my wife's 740 and the oil filter won't come out of the canister. I've done this many times in both hers and my 540 but the (*&^$$^ thing is stuck and if I try to pry too vigorusly it will tear and then I'm really in a fix. Any suggestions?

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Re: HELP! Oil filter stuck. Scott 18:01 5/19/2001 (3)
- Re: HELP! Oil filter stuck. ///M 19:55 5/19/2001 (2)
  - Is that your "IQ" Rod 02:05 5/20/2001 (0)
  - Ignore - Spam Scott 21:55 5/19/2001 (0)
Re: HELP! Oil filter stuck. David Zeckhausen 17:44 5/19/2001 (6)
- Got it out, finally. Bill Mitchell 21:05 5/19/2001 (5)
  - Re: Got it out, finally. rocker 21:12 5/19/2001 (4)
    - Re: Got it out, finally. Scott 21:55 5/19/2001 (3)
      - Re: Got it out, finally. rocker 03:06 5/20/2001 (2)
        
        Re: Got it out, finally. Scott 13:14 5/20/2001 (1)
        
        Re: Got it out, finally. rocker 17:26 5/20/2001 (0)

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