Re: Sump plugs

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2011/9/26 15:37:19

For you Americans Mole Grip pliers = Vise Grips.

Re reading the thread, now I am not sure if you have a pipe plug or a straight thread plug with a washer and a square head.

In really desperate circs it is possible to weld a nut onto the plug and remove it with a socket wrench. Personally I have never had to go that far but it can be done.

What often happens is the oil is changed by some bodger who over tightens it to stop a drip, rather than replace a 5P washer. Then it takes real muscle to get it loose if they don't strip the threads, and you have to replace the plug.