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Had one recently that had a huge hex fitting, 32mm ISH. Snapped off trying to undo it. Ended up using 3 separate big screwdriver poked through it to get It to come off. Fell apart into that many pieces had to take exhaust manifold off and cut the last pieces off the oil pump with a Dremel. Was genuine vw part fitted by a VW indie with a 4' breaker bar obviously!
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Bang a big screwdriver through the oil filter and wind it off? I've only had one fall apart with this method but it was easy enough to pick it out of the threads once it was shredded. I honestly thought that was how everyone did it without a wrench. If you are a bit posh you might want to wear some marigolds!