size of oil drain plug
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motorcarman (10-31-2018)
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motorcarman: I wish you were there to instruct whoever changed the oil last. I got the 30mm socket on the plug and I had to use a pipe to loosen the nut. Man did they over tighten it. Same with the oil filter. I really had to squeeze my channel lock oil filter changer tool to grip it while I forcefully loosened it. It should be easier for me the next oil change that I do.
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motorcarman (11-02-2018)
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retroren: Mine was the exact same way, filter and drain plug. Had to use a long torque wrench to get the plug out, and channel locks as hard as i could squeeze just to get the filer off. My strap wrenches were useless for that. I agree with what motorcarman said, that people must think its large so it requires a ton of torque. Most drain plugs are torqued to around 25 ft-lbs, which really isn't all that much.
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Larry, what I described as my channel lock type tool is similar to your "jaw". I actually started to crush the mid-section of the oil filter so I changed my approach and used a ratchet wrench with a long extension and a jointed socket that I attached to an oil filter socket. I fitted the oil filter socket onto the oil filter, tapped it snug then fished the ratchet extension through the gap in the wheel well next to the shock absorber. Once I got the jointed adapter mated to the oil filter wrench, I was able to get the hold I needed to loosen the oil filter. It was ridiculous.
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