[V6-12v] Oil Change question

[Craig D. Niederst]

A 17 mm open ended wrench always has worked for me. Make sure you replace
the copper or aluminum crush washer after each change. Re-using them makes
the drain plug more difficult to remove (BTDT). HTH.

Craig
'92 100S (111k)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Widmyer" <touring_fan at msn.com>
To: "V6 12V Audi Mailing List" <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: [V6-12v] Oil Change question


I went to change my oil last time and used a crescent wrench.  I rounded off
the oil drain plug and had to get a pipe wrench and some more muscle to get
it off.  I bought a new plug and put the new nut on.  I went to change my
oil again recently and I used the wrench provided in the wheel well in the
trunk made for the nut.  I couldn't get the wrench to grip on the nut to
move it.  I sprayed WD-40 on it several times, no luck.  I got a pair of
vice grips and tried and the teeth only made teeth marks in the plug itself.
Before I damage the nut any more, what is the right thing to do because I
can't seem to open the plug without destroying it.  Thanks in advance, Nate.
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