oil change help.

[jorziie]

ive had my car for a while now and just recently i wanted to change the engine oil. however, the bolt where the engine oil lies is stripped and i cant do anything about it .. can i work around this? or would i have to call in a specialist?

im tempted to go with a drill but i dont know if thats the safe option.

please help :)

[DLO01]

Here:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62482

[jorziie]

yeah but i cant loosen the bolt what so ever.. any tools i put in just keeps turning and turning.

[OMG.JAI xD]

Vice grips. Sump plug wouldnt be that tight.

Have another one handy. as youll need to replace it

Or grab yourself a chisel and a hammer. Give it a slight hit to crack the bolt. DONT MISS AND HIT THE SUMP. lol


EDIT:
I just read "stripped".
Tap and die, with helicoil put in.
Youll need the sump removed.

[jorziie]

cant i just buy a new bolt at bunnings or something?

[DLO01]

I once stripped mine. But my plug came out. I ended up getting a new sump, but as said you can get it tapped out and coil put in.

[chilli]

"cant i just buy a new bolt at bunnings or something?"

just goto Autobarn or repco or store similar...should only cost a few dollars..

also, try using vice grips with one hand (or whatever your using to hold the bolt, then hitting with a hammer to loosen. Sounds silly, but the sudden jolt (I find) is more effective than just using ur arms.

goodluck!

[EG30]

did you mean you rounded off the sump plug's hex head?

if so use a 17mm single hex socket instead of a double hex socket on a breaker bar attached to it and try to undo it.

[jorziie]

yeah, the head of the sump plug is rounded.

[EG30]

if the head isnt badly rounded a single hex socket could get you out of the shit

but if that still slips then you need to resort to using heavy duty vice grips with decent jaws and handle so you can leverage off it and best done under a hoist too.

[redefine]

if you get a chisel like DL001 said, you can do something else. you can bang toward the centre of the bolt, and that will put a chip in the rounded head. once you get that chip big enough, you can put the chisel in it diagonal and tap the bolt around untill you can remove it with your hands.

then go strait away to get a new bolt!! hahaha. if you cant get one from repco or autobarn, the dealers will def have one, but you might have to wait. i know i had to wait a couple of days for them to order a rocker cover bolt for me when i sheared it off!!

[OMG.JAI xD]

if you get a chisel like DL001 said, you can do something else. you can bang toward the centre of the bolt, and that will put a chip in the rounded head. once you get that chip big enough, you can put the chisel in it diagonal and tap the bolt around untill you can remove it with your hands.

then go strait away to get a new bolt!! hahaha. if you cant get one from repco or autobarn, the dealers will def have one, but you might have to wait. i know i had to wait a couple of days for them to order a rocker cover bolt for me when i sheared it off!!



I think i said it.

*flies away.

[redefine]

I think i said it.

*flies away.

haha. sorry mate missed it before i posted.

it just proves its a good idea!! :P

[aaronng]

if you get a chisel like DL001 said, you can do something else. you can bang toward the centre of the bolt, and that will put a chip in the rounded head. once you get that chip big enough, you can put the chisel in it diagonal and tap the bolt around untill you can remove it with your hands.

then go strait away to get a new bolt!! hahaha. if you cant get one from repco or autobarn, the dealers will def have one, but you might have to wait. i know i had to wait a couple of days for them to order a rocker cover bolt for me when i sheared it off!!

Better if you buy the bolt first, and then use the chisel method.

I'm more a fan of the 6-point socket method. A 6 point can loosen up a bolt that has been rounded by a 12 point.

[quenjose]

i know this might sound stupid...

but with rounded bolts...

if the bolt is clean... (free from oil and nice n dry, or just use abit of degreaser)... i just coil a small elastic band (the red ones) around the bolt head as tight as u can... then use vice grips... so u get grip that wont slip. Give it a good jerk.

Has worked a few times for me.

good luck.