Hi everyone, (1st post) having spent a few years benefiting from the wealth of knowledge and time other people give to the forum, i think I can give a little something back for a change.

Just spent >8 hours trying to remove the oil filter (yes I did lube it before it went in before) I tried something I haven't seen on the many posts and videos I have watched. I had already tried a strap wrench and three different oil filter extractor tools which resulted in a partially crushed and leaking filter that still wouldnt budge. I was about to try more destructive methods but I thought i'd give this a try.

Using a long metal pipe I carefully poured boiling water from above to run round the rim of the filter hoping it would expand a little and maybe soften the crusted oil that was gluing it in. Happily it worked and the filter unscrewed (relatively) easily.

Hope this helps someone.

Good result, never heard of undoing it like that before but it worked that's the main thing.
Don't do the new filter up so tight this time.