Difficulty of 99 911 oil change....
11-11-2018, 04:36 PM
#16
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I have a 2001 996 and a severe stripped oil plug. I have tried to use 2 different extractors and the magnetic drain plug from LN Engineering keeps rounding out as I am now 2sizes larger than 8mm. I basically keep grinding metal out of the hole. short of drilling a hole into twitch the risk of getting metal fragments into the pan do any of you have any good ideas? Ive had 3-4 good bites on it but that damn plug won't budge!
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11-11-2018, 10:43 PM
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Any time I work with the cars and bikes, instead of rags on the floor. I use adult diapers and nothing bleeds thru them and excellent absorbent. DIY oil changes save a lot money and easy to do.
11-11-2018, 11:55 PM
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11-12-2018, 01:51 AM
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JB Weld a hex socket to the plug.
Cheap hex socket is expendable.
Cheap hex socket is expendable.
11-12-2018, 11:13 AM
#21
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Also, clay based kitty litter makes an inexpensive absorbent, if you do spill a little bit.
11-12-2018, 11:15 AM
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11-12-2018, 11:16 AM
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11-12-2018, 11:47 AM
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I have a 2001 996 and a severe stripped oil plug. I have tried to use 2 different extractors and the magnetic drain plug from LN Engineering keeps rounding out as I am now 2sizes larger than 8mm. I basically keep grinding metal out of the hole. short of drilling a hole into twitch the risk of getting metal fragments into the pan do any of you have any good ideas? Ive had 3-4 good bites on it but that damn plug won't budge!
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11-12-2018, 11:48 AM
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It works the best for oil spills.
People who come over to work on their cars, or have work done on it, have several times commented that they didn't know we had a cat.
Ha, we don't.
11-12-2018, 12:43 PM
#27
I'm puzzled by this issue of hard-to-remove oil drain plugs. When installing one, you need only enough torque to lightly compress the aluminum washer / crush ring. This should mean that it can be removed with the strength of one hand. It helps to have a little bit of oil on the washer (hard to avoid, actually), and of course a tool that fits snugly.
I'd guess that the torque necessary to make the removal job tough is something like 3 times as much as should be used.
As for installing the filter, I've always used oil on the seal and not quite the maximum torque I can apply with one hand; never had one leak. This occasionally requires some help from a second hand to remove - but never a wrench.
11-12-2018, 12:50 PM
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Same here. The nice thing about wearing adult diapers when working on the car is you don't have to go inside to use the bathroom while you wait for the oil to drain.
Last edited by Capt. Obvious; 11-12-2018 at 12:50 PM. Reason: Oh. You use them to catch oil drips?
11-12-2018, 01:22 PM
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LOL I agree with you, best friend wife a nurse and at the old folks home they have to throw away all diapers of a diseased, rather than throw away I get as many as I need, got enough to last a lifetime.... Nope I could not go and buy them either/
Last edited by JohnCA58; 11-12-2018 at 06:38 PM.
11-12-2018, 01:24 PM
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Burning Brakes
I've found it's much easier to just use a colostomy bag. Less mess and the used plastic bags can be taken to the same recycling center as you're 5 gallon bucket of metal flake filled oil.