cww Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I changed my 6MT and rear diff gear oil today. I stupidly used a 12-point socket and rounded off the 14mm drain plug (oil pan side) . Tried to undo my mistake. I used more PB blaster, propane torch, 6-point socket... it was not coming off. Is this is a common problem? I read a thread on IWSTI where someone described this bolt as "made of butter." Is the engine oil drain plug prone to rounding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cww Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 If this happens to anyone else, I was able to drain most of the oil anyway. I lowered the front tires to the ground and lifted the back end up as high as I could (I'm guessing 21" because that's the max travel of my jack stands). A lot more oil came out through the T70 drain plug hole. Capacity is 4.3 qt, and I was able to add 4 qt of Extra-S fluid, which took it to about 3/4 the way from the Low line to the Full line. I checked the dip stick last night, after driving about 200 miles this week, and it's right at the Full line when warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbl_D718 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I did pretty much the same exact thing. Started with a 12 pt and rounded it off, then tried vice grips that made it worse. On to bolt extractors that just shredded the bolt head to nothing. I couldn't believe how soft the metal was. I took it to a shop and had them get the plug out, and I just assume they drilled it and used an easy-out. MODS: PW TMIC, Cobb catted DP, HKS cat-back, AVO filter, Bren e-tune; Konis/Epics, Advan RCII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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