[s-cars] Oil drain plug

[Bob Rossato]

> Bob:  I think heat just makes things worse:  The plug expands and
> the hole gets smaller = more clamping force.  Tapping with plug
> with a hammer to free up some of the corrosion may help. (This is
> why I switched to Fumoto years ago).
>
> Dave F.

Sorry, but the hole gets larger.  Think of it as the whole thing being
scaled up, in a minute way.

The key to getting the drain plug out, assuming the head hasn't been
completely rounded off, is to use a good 6-pt socket (never a 12-pt) on the
end of an 18" breaker bar and make sure you are perfectly square when you go
to loosen it.  Getting the car up on a set of Rhino ramps gives you plenty
of clearance for the breaker bar, not to mention clearance for belly pan
removal.

Personally, I'm in the minority as I'm not a fan of the Fumoto valves.  I
don't like to leave a 1/2" of old oil, with all the associated particulate
sediment, in the bottom of the pan.  I will gladly forsake convenience for
the ability to drain as much of the oil as possible.  I even go through the
trouble of disconnecting the oil cooler lines and draining the lines and
cooler.  A bit overkill, I know, but that's me.

Bob