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From: John Foster <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Changing oil by self.
>From: [email protected] (Drew Eckhardt)
>In article [email protected] (Paul O'Donnell) wri
>>In <[email protected]> [email protected] (Yik Chong Lam) writes
>>
>>>Hello,
>>
>>> Does anyone know how to take out the bolt under the engine
>>>compartment? Should I turn clockwise or counter? I tried any kind
>>>of lubricants, WD-40,etc, but I still failed!
>>> Do you think I can use a electric drill( change to a suitable
>>>bit ) to turn it out? If I can succeed, can I re-tighten it not too
>>>tight, is it safe without oil leak?
>>
>>You shouldn't need any power tools to undo it, an electric drill
>>probably won't give you much extra torque anyway. WD40 will help
>>things that are seized due to rust but this is unlikely for a drain
>>plug. You should be able to undo it with a spanner. When it
>>loosens, it will probably become very loose and you will bash your
>>knuckles on the underside of the car - this is the price you must
>>pay for doing you own work.
>
>No, that's the price you pay for not knowing how to use a
>wrench. You want to pull the wrench towards you, away from
>painful knuckle splitting hard things. If you can't pull it
>because things are in the way, push it with an open hand.
I find this method much better myself, too, although I do really
hate it when the bolt finally comes loose and the wrench and my
hand both come crashing into my face. After coming to, which is
about 15 minutes later, I change my clothes (because by this time
all the oil has drained *on* me), and ice my entire face and suck
down about 20 Tylenol to ease the pain. Later in the day I then
proceed with refilling the engine oil.
It's just crazy how I try and change the oil on my cars in one
weekend---I go through about 3 bottles of Tylenol and 2 bags of ice.
John