ok its been about 2 months since i got my 2nd fc and i thought it was time to change the oil soo when i was about to change the oil i noticed the bolt was stripped and there is no way i can change the oil. will grease monkey or any oil change place replace the plug? or do i have to get the whole oil pan?

 

Yes most shops have special tools to remove stripped bolts, just bring them a replacement.

 

yes it is possible for a "grease monkey" to replace the plug. It will probly be very cheap, or you can do it yourself by buy a new plug having a oil catch pan ready, and going to town with vice grips, a heavy duty monkey wrench, or if that doesnt work use a hammer and chisel and just go at a angel and work it around. Now this may sound a little rough on your car but that is all a mechanic will do, I know, I work at a oil change place and have to do this on a regular basis. So if you dont wanna take the time and go through the annoying trouble of removing the drain plug then go ahead and bring it to a place that will do it for you, and believe me buy your own drain plug because they will through any thing that will fit in there . Good luck.

 

well how stripped is the bolt????? i also well use to work at an oil change place and ttrashfc ^ is right but most places wont do it because they dont want to waste their time and also fu*k up your pan. and have to buy a new one for you. ...................

 

There are many ways to remove a rounded bolt.

Sometimes you can just get a big pair of Vice Grips on it and turn.

The oil pan bolt is fairly large and can hold considerable torque so that may not work.

Failing that, my favourite method is to weld a bar to it and then use the bar to break it loose, cut the bar off, then continue with my fingers.

Also you can just replace the pan as well. It's not technically hard but can be a major pain in the butt the first time you do it.

In addition, illegal and immoral posts have been removed from this thread.

 

it ok, i say it was a job well done. what happen was NOT ILLEGAL or IMMORAL it was their POLICY! it happen to lose compression as i drove off IN their parking lot. THEY wanted to give me a freshly rebuilt motor. im not going to refuse! r u??? i know they will do it again if it happens again. it is just i know their policy. i know for my self that sevens tend to drink oil on a daily bases. so ne ways i aint mad for what you (AaRON CAKE) did i was just tryin to help out .

 

Without bringing this too far off topic, you know damn well that your engine did not lose compression because of something they did. A moral person would have refused.

 

craftsman has those sockets that are used for rounded bolts. I bought them when they first came out and they have just done miracles. From rounded body panel bolts to oil drain plugs. Just use it like a regular socket and it ingraves itself into the bolt and removes it. Now the hard part is getting it out, but I am always around a hammer and a table mounted vise.

 

well i didnt so what. ............... dosent make me a bad person all around. lets just kill the subject....

 

i would probably buy a used oil pan... cost you about the same anyways. in time and frustration.

 

If the vice grips dont work, the chisel method is probably the easiest way. Is there actually anyone out there who would go as far as replacing the oil pan because of something as simple as this? Thats like 10 times the hassle lol.