Stuck engine oil drain plug

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Maybe forcing a set of Vice-Grips on their?  You can slide a pipe
over the one end of them for more leverage.

You can do a lot with vice-grips, especially when you don't need to
save the piece you are ripping out.

Ken

Eyvind Spangen eyvind.spangen at c2i.net wrote:
>
> The engine oil drain plug in my '90 200TQ20v is completely stuck. I
> guess it's the combination of alloy pan and steel plug. I just bought
> the car and now want to to the first oil change. Somebody have messed
> with the plug before, there's nothing left to use a wrench on.. Any
> good ideas on how I should remove it?
>
> I have a new drain plug here, $15 for a single plug!! :-(
>
> --
> Regards,
> ES