this is pissing me off!
#6
RE: this is pissing me off!
If I can't test it about a million times tonight by taking the oil out drop by drop then I will take to my mechanic tomorrow. This is such a pain in the tookis. I hope he puts in a new bolt so I can change it myself in the future.
#7
RE: this is pissing me off!
Direction problem.
If you crawl under the vehicle from the front - then the drain bolt threads are facing you instead of facing away. If this is new to you, it is easy to get confused when you attempt to loosen the bolt, (You are really tightening it).
Consequently - if you crawl under from behind the front wheel - you should be O.K.
Once you are SURE you are turning the right direction to loosen it , MANY times it helps to "POP" the ratchet handle with the bottom of your fist to help break the bolt loose, (kind of like what a impact wrench does).
Should you strip the bolt - there are new, self tapping ones, in lots of sizes, available at most auto stores
If you crawl under the vehicle from the front - then the drain bolt threads are facing you instead of facing away. If this is new to you, it is easy to get confused when you attempt to loosen the bolt, (You are really tightening it).
Consequently - if you crawl under from behind the front wheel - you should be O.K.
Once you are SURE you are turning the right direction to loosen it , MANY times it helps to "POP" the ratchet handle with the bottom of your fist to help break the bolt loose, (kind of like what a impact wrench does).
Should you strip the bolt - there are new, self tapping ones, in lots of sizes, available at most auto stores
#8
RE: this is pissing me off!
Use vice-grips on the nut and bang it with a hammer. That always works....but be careful not to take the bolt head off. And i would go to the dealer and get another drain plug and replace it. Maybe put some anti-seize on the threads this time.
#9
RE: this is pissing me off!
Ok I finally got that little SOB undone. I think that I might need to clean out my egr port now. I go to hondaautomotiveparts.com and they don't list the "egr port" as a part. What would be another name for the egr port?
-Thanks.
-Thanks.