Tool for oil change?

szer0 · Jun 1, 2004

What tool do I need to get the bolt/screw/plug thingy off the oil pan? It was really hard to reach with our regular wrenches.

Irv · Jun 1, 2004

I use a socket

92Frankenstein · Jun 1, 2004

shatner saves · Jun 1, 2004

Ummm... Yea! I have a special tool for that job. And it can be yours for the low, low price of...

itsgreat2bme · Jun 2, 2004

shatner saves said:
Ummm... Yea! I have a special tool for that job. And it can be yours for the low, low price of...

or you could use the good 'ol stand-by: gigantic sledge hammer!, that will get aanything off, or at the very least pound it to a heap so that it is indistinguishable from the oil pan itself

itsgreat2bme · Jun 2, 2004

szer0 said:
What tool do I need to get the bolt/screw/plug thingy off the oil pan? It was really hard to reach with our regular wrenches.

seriously though, what year are you talking about, and are you talking about a mustang?
and when you say "bolt/screw/plug" thingy you are referring to the drain plug right? Any car I've ever worked on it's been right on the bottom (so that you can drain the oil, and hence perform an oil change ) or on the side, but very close to the bottom, so how is it hard to reach? I'm tres confused now . . .

szer0 · Jun 2, 2004

itsgreat2bme said:
seriously though, what year are you talking about, and are you talking about a mustang?
and when you say "bolt/screw/plug" thingy you are referring to the drain plug right? Any car I've ever worked on it's been right on the bottom (so that you can drain the oil, and hence perform an oil change ) or on the side, but very close to the bottom, so how is it hard to reach? I'm tres confused now . . .

Wow I must have been really tired last night to have posted without saying what kind of car.

2001 V6 Coupe...and yeah, the drain plug ;

66Satellite · Jun 2, 2004

szer0 said:
Wow I must have been really tired last night to have posted without saying what kind of car.

2001 V6 Coupe...and yeah, the drain plug ;

I guess the next question is, where were you trying to reach it from? It really shouldn't be too hard.

shatner saves · Jun 2, 2004

itsgreat2bme said:
seriously though, what year are you talking about, and are you talking about a mustang?
and when you say "bolt/screw/plug" thingy you are referring to the drain plug right? Any car I've ever worked on it's been right on the bottom (so that you can drain the oil, and hence perform an oil change ) or on the side, but very close to the bottom, so how is it hard to reach? I'm tres confused now . . .

The best tool there is. The harder you swing it, the more fixed it gets.

itsgreat2bme · Jun 2, 2004

shatner saves said:
The best tool there is. The harder you swing it, the more fixed it gets.

Just like explosives! The more you use, the more it gets fixed

nomuffler · Jun 2, 2004

just drill a hole.

shatner saves · Jun 2, 2004

If God wanted the oil out of there, he would have miracle'd it out by now.

itsgreat2bme · Jun 2, 2004

shatner saves said:
If God wanted the oil out of there, he would have miracle'd it out by now.

Just take off the oil cap and flip the car upside down! piece of cake!

Route666 · Jun 3, 2004

Hahahaha you guys are great!

66stangowner · Jun 3, 2004

I have done many oil changes, from my understanding you take a wrench or socket and turn the bolt counter clock-wise. Maybe you need to lift the car up a little if you cant reach it. cuz you cant to an oil change on a mustang while its on.

Its the way ive been doin it for years, its a very reliable way of draining the oil, unless you want to flip the car which i dont reacomend Thanks for the laugh man.

szer0 · Jun 3, 2004

Pred8tor · Jun 3, 2004

I actually knew a guy who didn't exactly know how to change his oil. He figured out how to drain the oil, but when he refilled it, he poured all five quarts of oil down a funnel into his dipstick tube!! We gave him grief over that for years!

jeff1414 · Jun 3, 2004

itsgreat2bme · Jun 3, 2004

Route666 said:
Hahahaha you guys are great!

us guys and girls are great!

ya man, if I'm a girl that came from a family with NO car guys, and *I* know how to drain oil, and where to put it back in, and there are MEN out there that don't, then I guess I should be pretty proud of my abilities
But seriously did you get it all worked out szer0?

pony542 · Jun 3, 2004

Too many Replies .... hurting my brain

1. Change Oil?? Wont they Automatically take care of that when I turn my car in at the END of the 4 year lease??? or,

2. Warning: make sure the car is in Park before starting, and never REV engine above 4300 RPM when draining oil out of the engine (Higher RPM will cause oil to drain too quickly). or,

3. Hammer and ScrewDriver .... pound a hole through the bottom of the oil pan ... let the oil drain out. Use 3 sticks of bubble gum to plug hole before refilling. Note: new hole must be at least 1.5" from previous holes to ensure structural integrity of the pan. When too many holes in bottom ... get new pan. or,

4. Ask your husband to do it for you.

5. If a guy asking this question, see answer 4 above.

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