Help my Oil drain bolt is stripped!

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Help my Oil drain bolt is stripped!

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So I've been trying to get my oil changed and realized that someone (not me) had rounded out the oil drain bolt it's uber tight it almost look like the person that did it last had used a impact drill, I don't want to screw or up so I will take it to the shop tomorrow. Is this something that's going to be a big problem or is it something that the dealer shop will be able to fix pretty easy, I am really annoyed that who ever changed it lasts I stripped the bolt.
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I would try to get a good grip with lockjaw pliers to see if it can be knocked loose with a few taps from a hammer.
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I bet the shop can get it off of there and replace it. Hopefully they have one, they run pretty cheap.
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Tazio wrote:I would try to get a good grip with lockjaw pliers to see if it can be knocked loose with a few taps from a hammer.

I wouldn't be slapping vise grips or channel locks on it. I would use an impact driver (NOT an impact wrench).

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Post by GregsBuddy »

It will remove more easily if the engine's hot.
I like the impact approach. Short,sharp,shock does it!
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rounded oil drain plug

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vise grips will probably work best, a impact driver is for screws not bolts. Did you get the problem solved :cry:
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Post by GregsBuddy »

Correction:
An electric or pneumatic impact wrench will work very well, if the head of the drain bolt isn't destroyed. If destroyed, Vicegrips are your friend.
Hopefully, you won't need to Helicoil the drain threads.
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Post by Tazio »

He said the drain bolt was rounded out and he probabably didn't have the right tool which is why I suggested 2 wrong tools improperly used might get the job done. :D
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Two wrong (tools) could make a right!
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Post by Snap »

GregsBuddy wrote:Two wrong (tools) could make a right!
Oftentimes one tool is holding another.

Back to the topic, I bet you can get a file, dremel or grinder on the bolt head to make an appropriate grip for a proper tool.

Once you get it fixed, always use a box or socket wrench that grips all faces of the nut. It's not a bad idea to use appropriate anti-seize compound on the treads if it's going to be an appreciable amount of time before the next service. The spark plugs in our Subaru used to be a bear to get out because the factory apparently didn't use anything. It took so much effort that I thought the threads might strip.
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