[V8] Oil drain plug stuck, (Was Liquid penetrant test)

[bblake1055 at aol.com]

Fixed!!!
 
3 hours later.  Took over an hour just to drill the plug.  Ended up with a 7/16 drill bit and and E-z out.
 
Thanks for the response!
 
Bob Blake
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: NicolCS at aol.com
To: BBlake1055 at aol.com; v8 at audifans.com
Sent: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] Oil drain plug stuck, (Was Liquid penetrant test)


 

<snip>
The fill plug came out with no problem but the  "drain" plug is totally 
stripped and after an hour of playing with it is now  flush with the casing. (No 

allen head is even left on the plug)

My  question is:  Is it worth drilling and trying to get it out with an 
ez-out  or should I just give up and suction out the old oil from the "fill" 
plug 
and  re-fill it.  I'm afraid the suction method is not going to get the sludge  
out.



<Unsnip>
 
If it's a flanged plug, like an oil drain plug, I'd heat all around on the  
case and then use a small, sharp, German chisel and a German ball-peen hammer 
to  unscrew it.  I had to do this on my S6, for some reason. (I think the P.O.  
used one of those oil "sucker-outers", I have all the service records and  it 
was done every 3k).  If it's a pipe-thread, you'll have to drill, heat,  then 
not-so-easy-out it.  You could weld a nut to the thing, I  guess; just 
remember to use a German MIG welder. ;-)
Craig Nicol



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