oil pan drain bolt HELP

boom314 · Post by **boom314** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:18 pm

the damn thing wont come off. dos anyone have any ideas to help. i used wd40 on it and let it soak for 5 minutes and tried it again and i still couldnt get it to budge. my car is only about a foot and a half off the ground cause thats as far as the jack will lift. i have plenty of room to work with but i cant seem to get that damn bolt to budge. help please

soldierofink · Post by **soldierofink** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:52 pm

you are turning the bolt in the right direction I hope....you can try using a breaker bar that way you can get more power behind it. But be careful not to break the bolt.

mospaxreton · Post by **mospaxreton** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:59 pm

I had the same problem once on my other neon, a 2000 es. Anyway it was stripped thats why I had a problem getting it off. So I ended up taking it off anyway I could then went to AutoZone and bought another one for like 3-4bucks so dont worry about breaking it... Just get the dam thing off! lol, Or you can check you local parts store make sure they have it first... just my 2cents

boom314 · Post by **boom314** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:15 pm

whats a breaker bar and how much do they cost? i dotn want to spend more money on this oil change. hell i might just return everythign and have jiffylube do it, but i would prefer to do it myself

mospaxreton · Post by **mospaxreton** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:20 pm

boom314 wrote:whats a breaker bar and how much do they cost? i dotn want to spend more money on this oil change. hell i might just return everythign and have jiffylube do it, but i would prefer to do it myself

As for price I've seen them at wholesale prices for like 5-10$$ see if this picture works:

05srt4clone · Post by **05srt4clone** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:20 pm

find a long hollow metal bar put it around the socket wrench and use the bar to loosen the nut.

weber · Post by **weber** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:14 pm

find any bar thats going to give you leverage.

Im sure sombody probably crossthreaded it back in...now your gonna have to really pry it off.

And if you can't find a big bar, just take a wrech, and couple it over the end of another wrench to make it longer. works everytime

boom314 · Post by **boom314** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:10 am

thanks guys, ill try that later this week, prob like tues or wed. went out drinkin with some firends so i didnt get what i wanted done lol but i had some fun

WiTeOuT · Post by **WiTeOuT** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:02 am

Yeah, just to add to this. I had this problem a lont time ago with my 2000. I actually just went to AutoZone and bought a new one (as stated above), and then the next time I went to get an Oil Change I had the guys there replace it. No biggie.

Baal · Post by **Baal** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:25 am

yep i bet someone fucked up in your past oil change.

That bolt isnt usually tight, its in constant contact with oil afterall.

eVilcreations · Post by **eVilcreations** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:19 am

WiTeOuT wrote:Yeah, just to add to this. I had this problem a lont time ago with my 2000. I actually just went to AutoZone and bought a new one (as stated above), and then the next time I went to get an Oil Change I had the guys there replace it. No biggie.

This would be my recomendation to you. And even at the dealership...they oil drain plug is only like 3-4 bucks.

Josh

01RTNeon · Post by **01RTNeon** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 3:07 pm

Or put a wrench on it and hit it with a hammer. Usually enough force to knock it free.

andy