On numerous occasions I have applied the "no turning back" method:
1) Remove Driver's front tire for better access to filter. Securely prop up
vehicle.
2) Try everything else first to loosen filter.
3) Tap the screwdriver with a hammer so that it punctures the oil filter in
one side and out the other. Be sure to get a meaty part of the filter.
4) Use the screwdriver as a larger handle to turn the filter.
5) If this only tears up the filter, use a long metal rod (such as a 1/2"
socket drive extension) as a chisel and place it at an angle against the
base of the remaining filter so that when you strike the rod with the
hammer, it may cause the filter to turn counter-clockwise (if it dents the
filter enough so that it "bites" into it).

Thing is, there is no turning back... You SHALL get the filter off....you
MUST get the filter off... because you can not move the car otherwise.

OR PLAN "B" do none of the above and take the car to a lube place, have them
replace the oil and filter, then when you get the car home, loosen the
filter a bit and retighten it only as much as is needed. That way, next
time, you can loosen it yourself.

Good luck!
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KWW

"Red Cloud" <mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I tried to loose the oil filter and unable to do so.
> My honda manual said I have to tap the side of Canister to loose using
> long screw drive. I don't understand how stucked oil filter could
> be loose just by tapping the side. does anyone any idea how to loose
> an oil filter.