[s-cars] removal of oil drain plug

[Bjørn Ødegård]

The soft plug flange will be nice dremel-food. :o)  The gasket protects
the oil pan.
Just reinstall a new plug or a Fumoto..

Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4 (RS2-stuff coming.. At last!! :o))


----- Original Message -----
From: "apennell001" <apennell001 at yahoo.com>
To: "'S-car list'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:20 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] removal of oil drain plug


> I agree, the shoulder and not the threads is where the plug gets
stuck.
> The only thing I'll say about the chisel approach is the plug is made
of
> very soft steel. In my case the chisel went right through it and the
> plug did not budge. I did not want to risk chewing up the surface of
the
> pan which is why I used the hammer approach to give the plug a little
> shock and awe!
>
> -AP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Paul Gailus
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:26 PM
> To: Wayne Dohnal; S-car list; dslagle at zoominternet.net
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] removal of oil drain plug
>
>
> Wayne, your observations confirm my suspicions that
> it's really the interface between the head, washer, and
> milled surface of the oil pan that's getting stuck, and not
> the threads themselves. The plug has quite a bit of radial
> slop (clearance) until just before it snugs up. There's also
> a head of oil above the plug to leak down through the
> threads and keep them lubed. So it seems less likely that the threads
> are what's binding up. But it makes sense that some sharp hits to the
> side of the head of the plug could help break it free at the washer
> interface.
>
> Paul
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wayne Dohnal <dohnal at hevanet.com>
> To: S-car list <s-car-list at audifans.com>; <dslagle at zoominternet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 6:47 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] removal of oil drain plug
>
>
> > The first time I tried to change the oil on my S4 I rounded off the
> > head with a 12-point socket.  I tried all sorts of things without
> > success: Vise grips, hammer and chisel, heat, slots with hacksaw
> > blade, etc.  What
> finally
> > worked was hitting the edge with a chisel on an air hammer.  Didn't
> > take much at all to break it loose.  I got a new plug and a 6-point
> > Craftsman
> box
> > wrench, and haven't had the problem since.  It always takes a lot of
> > force to break it loose, however.  I kick the end of the wrench with
> my foot to
> > break it loose.   It's just the opposite problem of our
> self-unscrewing
> > spark plugs.
> >
> > Wayne Dohnal
> > 1994 S4
> >
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