How tight does the oil drain plug have to be?
Your oil drain plug should be tight enough not to loosen and let all your oil drain out while you drive and that it should not be so tight that it strips the threads.
What’s the best way to loosen a stuck drain plug?
Here is one way to loosen a stuck oil pain drain plug (bolt) or any other low-mounted, horizontally located nut or bolt. For safety, try to stay out from underneath the car during this process, as the upward pressure can cause the car to lift up on its suspension.
Why does my oil drain plug keep getting stuck?
In order to change the oil, you need to first drain the old oil and to do that, you have to take off the oil drain plug. But sometimes an oil drain plug becomes stuck because the oil has not been changed in a very long time or sometimes it is simply because someone over tightened it…
Can you buy a new drain plug head?
If you’ve already begun to strip your drain plug head, you can buy a new one. Also, don’t over tighten it, and use a new crush washer when replacing the plug. There are two types of sockets, 6 point and 12 point. If the head of the plug is getting stripped to the point that a 12 point socket isn’t able to grip it, a 6 point socket may work better.
How do you get an oil drain plug off a pan?
A gator grip has little teeth that will help you take off the drain plug from the oil pan. Just wrap it around the oil drain plug and turn counter clockwise. Pick up a gator grip with a self-adjusting socket here.
Here is one way to loosen a stuck oil pain drain plug (bolt) or any other low-mounted, horizontally located nut or bolt. For safety, try to stay out from underneath the car during this process, as the upward pressure can cause the car to lift up on its suspension.
In order to change the oil, you need to first drain the old oil and to do that, you have to take off the oil drain plug. But sometimes an oil drain plug becomes stuck because the oil has not been changed in a very long time or sometimes it is simply because someone over tightened it…
A gator grip has little teeth that will help you take off the drain plug from the oil pan. Just wrap it around the oil drain plug and turn counter clockwise. Pick up a gator grip with a self-adjusting socket here.
What do drain plugs do in a car?
Oil drain plugs are what the car uses to keep oil in the oil pan. In order to change the oil, you need to first drain the old oil and to do that, you have to take off the oil drain plug.