[s-cars] Help!! Evil drain plug will NOT come out

[Tom Mullane]

I agree, Fred.  I don't bother with the torque wrench, but if care is taken
when installing the plug, removal is not a problem.  Mine comes right out
every time with a box end wrench.  It goes back in the same way.  I snug it;
not tight, snug.

Tom




Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:48:23 -0500
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help!! Evil drain plug will NOT come out
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	"Noah" <noahgodwin at earthlink.net>, "Edward" <audi.ed at gmail.com>,
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Ummm, guys, if you use a torque wrench to tighten the drain plug to the
specified 22 ft-lb you will never have this problem. I had the tight drain
plug on my first oil change. I installed a new one and have torqued it ever
since. It has come loose using an ordinary ratchet handle at 8000 km
intervals for the past 150,000 km.

Fred Munro
'94 S4