Stuck engine oil drain plug

[Richard Beels]

In terms of difficulty or brutish-ness...

Big vise-grips and a pipe.

Big plumbing-type monkey wrench and lots of cussing.

Cold chisel and a hammer - to spin the bolt, not the cut it.

Dremel a slot in the bolt-head and use an impact driver.

Dremel a slot in the head and use an impact driver bit in an air impact wrench.



At 17:49 03/07/2002,  Eyvind Spangen was inspired to say:
>
>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!! :-(


Cheers!