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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Can someone please tell me where this sumbitch is and possibly post a picture?

What size is it?

Neeeeeeeeewbie here

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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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get under the driver side of the car you'll see your oil filter hanging down the side of the oil pan the drain plug is right in front of it. 15mm size
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Is the drain plug facing the driver's side tire?
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GREAT

the freaking bolt is stripped.

now what?
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take it to an oil change place.
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Vice Grips..I assume you mean the Head of it is stripped..
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The grips only seemed to strip it further
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You get a good bite it shouldn't..

Try a small Pipe Wrench.

Worse case scenerio- grind a flat spot on each side of the rounded head that will fit a regular wrench and use that.
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weld another bolt on top of it and wrench it off.
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You get a good bite it shouldn't..

Try a small Pipe Wrench.

Worse case scenerio- grind a flat spot on each side of the rounded head that will fit a regular wrench and use that.
I'll have my father give it a try, he's pretty built.
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i work at an oil change place and i have seen some damn tight drain plugs and ive always been able to get them off, i know its a pain in the *** when the vise grips slip off but just keep at it, take both hands (one on each side) of the vise grips and squeeze as hard as you can. i like to tap the vise grips with a hammer to try to loosen the drain plug(one hand hold the vise grips the other tap with hammer). if it keeps slipping off make sure to change the spot on where your putting the head of the vise grips.
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If you have air tools, get the chisel and put it up against the side of it and hammer it towards the left so it loosens it.
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