Oil change tip - how to loosen a stuck oil pan drain plug / bolt
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2013
- Here is one way to loosen a stuck oil pain drain plug (bolt) or any other low-mounted, horizontally located nut or bolt.
For safety, try to stay out from underneath the car during this process, as the upward pressure can cause the car to lift up on its suspension. In general, it's best to be out of harm's way whenever wrenching will cause movement while the car is lifted up on ramps, jack stands, etc.
Also, always be sure to use wheel chocks if wheels are on the ground to prevent the car from moving. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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I think I love you, bro. after a couple hours struggling and the wife telling me to give up, you saved me. the wife was impressed and very willing to thank me. a lot. lol
Sergio Gurrola ditto that. He saved me too!!
Lmaooooo
Now some sexy time 😂
This just looks genius. I'm going to try that. And I have a feeling that I'll succeed somehow. Then will come back to express my love.
10 minutes later: yup, I love you so much right now.
My wife told me to give up, too.
Hammer tap....fail, breaker bar.....fail, and after 20 frustrating minutes and two beers you saved my evening. Ingenious and thanks. I owe you a cold one buddy.
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Just saved me from destroying every tool I own in a rage. Thank you!!
I tried my impact drill to loosen mine over the weekend, but it wouldn't budge.
I destroyed mine
I just gave up. I cant loosen the plug its impossible the mechanics tighten it so much so we go back their garage
Thank god for you
UUUGh,, thank God I found this VID.. I am a female with no strength of a man to do this for me. My dad use to help me do this.. but he passed away.. Thanks for the tip. It worked. My nephew did my last oil change..
Same 😭
I am a male with no strength of a man... We're all in this together lol
Ok
I'm in love with this person. This is the first time I changed my oil by myself, last time my dad did it with me. Both my aunt and myself didn't have the strength to get it off. This video helped me get it off. Thank you so much!!!!
Who's this genius?? I spent hours trying different ways to turn the bolt but it won't even budge. The darn dealership super tightened it saying they don't want it to leak because of the thin motor oil. I think they just don't want me to change my motor oil. Now, if you would excuse me, I'm going to bed with my hydraulic jack.
fqn 3 I think anyone doing an oil change does it up bullshit right because it’s the last thing u gotta do
Frazer Brennan , yes you are right. Same thing when they tighten the lug nuts on tires, its like they think they will NEVER EVER EVER EVER have to come off again! Nothing more irritating. At least when working at home you can have a breaker bar or pipe for extra leverage but unless you want to carry one in your car, you're screwed if you have a blow out on the road. I've literally stood and bounced on a lug wrench, and had to do it several times before it let loose... and I'm no featherweight.
Nah it's just dealership mechanics are lazy usually so they use the same impact gun for everything which is usually way to powerful.
lmao
Neither my son nor I could get the oil drain plug to budge on his Honda Accord. We used the longest breaker bar we had, which was 36 inches, and it still would not budge. We did not have a nice car jack like you have. Instead, we used the scissors jack, since that was all we had. It worked like a charm. Thanks for this tip!
I use the same jack, if it worked for you the I hope it works for me
Man, can you believe you are still helping people eight years later? I was in a dilemma just like these other gentlemen, stuck with an oil pan bolt over tightened by some testosterone starved clown with a power tool! As always, I checked TH-cam for a remedy and the gods did not fail me. Thanks to you, I was able to use my scissor Jack to loosen the bolt. Oh what a relief it was to hear that bolt pop. You sir are a genius! Now I can change my own oil with the type I want and not have to spend half a day in someone’s shop. Thanks again!
As a lady with non-manly arms, this REALLY saved my day. Thank you!!
I hear you sista... me too!
Thanks a ton, I thought I tried everything - PB Blaster, a pipe, a giant hammer... nothing worked until this! Just be sure to use a 6-sided socket. I used a 12-sided box wrench and rounded it a bit (just from doing it by hand without the jack). Same story as everyone else: a shop mechanic tightened it with an air wrench.
30 mins cant loose the plug, watch your video; problem fixed in 1 try.. cheers mate, appreciated this
Thank you so much for this advice. I tried changing a friend's oil and the plug was torqued on too tight so I couldn't do it and gave up. Then I went to change my wife's oil and it was way too tight as well that my torque wrench wouldn't even get it loose, but this trick here got it off. Thank you so much! I have no idea why you have any thumbs down whatsoever.
THANK YOU!! I could not get that darn bolt off myself. Struggled for a good 20 minutes until I saw this video! Got it right off.
Thank You very much. You saved my day. Before watching this, I spent 30 mins to loosen the bolt and it still not coming out. After watching it, within 1 min, I got it. Thanks again
My wife may be starting to wonder if I suffer from bipolar disorder after your neat little trick switched my fits of rage to me literally jumping and shouting for joy. Thank you!!! Wish I would have stumbled upon this video many stuck oil bolts ago
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Worked perfectly. Anyone that says it doesn't work isn't doing it correctly. Line everything up properly and then pump the jack slowly.
Man, This is the best video tip ever!! Jesus, these mechanics are crazy. I spent 1 hour to loosen one plug. If it wasn't for you i would have to take it to the garage. Thanks alot!
Holy shit! I am under my car right now struggling to get the oil plug out then out the blue I thought I stripped the bolt because this trick got it open like butter 🎉🎉 thank you for life!! 😂😂
i love you right now lol i just bought a car that was only maintained by shops before me and i usually do my own work and they tightened the oil drain bolt an insane amount.
have to go to shop they used a thread locker and impact wrench i lifted the car up with a socket wrench XD its stuck to say the least
Thank You! you saved our day after fighting with the bolt for 3 hours.
BRILLIANT! and still helping us in 2024... thank you sooooooooo much!!!
Work like a charm. I was about to give up and go to a mechanic to change my oil. Never again I will be lazy and have someone change my oil. Thank you very much for sharing this idea sir.
This is better than any technological advancement. I just spent over 2 hrs of frustration, anguish, teeth gritting and grinding banged nuckles, sore shoulders busted fingers, not to mention the 4 letter words that could easily rival the old man on the movie Christmas Story. I tried this and in less than 40 seconds. Presto! The best.
Yas thank you man. You saved me from so much anger and frustration, I hope all is well for you sir.
You're a frickin genius! First time for me to change oil on my car and this work like a charm! Thanks, champ!
This video is underrated! Thanks for the tip. After trying for about 20 minutes to no avail I did a quick TH-cam and was not disappointed. Pulled out the 3 ton jack and breaker bar and raised it very slowly! The bar actually lifted the car just over half a centimeter before finally breaking loose to let me drain the oil! Thank you
I gave up after hours of trying to get this bolt off then tried this! I was so happy and proud of myself lol thanks
You sir are a genius!!!!Thank you so much!!!!It worked like a charm on my 2019 Scatpack.Damn dealership overtorqued the hell out of my drain plug.i thought I was gonna have to take it back there and pay a ridiculous amount to have an oil change!Thanks to your brilliant video I was able to loosen that plug with ease!!!Subsrcribed!!!!🤘🏻👊🏻👍🏻
9 years later and you just saved my tail. We just used this to remove the plug from my daughter's oil pan. You're amazing and like one of the other comments said below, I think I might be in love with you. Seriously, though - thank you SO much!
You are my new favorite person , spent an hour trying to get this plug off.
I can't thank you enough! So glad I came across your video. I just about gave up and was about to bring my car to the service department... Then decided to check TH-cam one last time before getting in the car. Then came across your video. I then gave it a try and Wow, worked loosening the plug! Thank You! 5 Stars A++++++++
Damn near did an arm workout trying to get the bolt off... car lifted a little and it came loose. You’re a life saver
I just suffered about 1/2 hour or more trying to loosen this up. I have a right frozen shoulder that I am dealing with. Ran to Autozone and sat there looking to see what I can get to get it out. Then I saw this video and go straight home and it worked. I'm pissed and happy at the same time. It's freaking hot today but thank God I am done with this little thing. Thanks for the video.
Wasn’t sure but it worked (i broke a wrench). YouTbe needs to get rid of 90% of junk and have these valuable vids. Thanks
This is a fantastic idea! My transmission drain plug was stuck and after using penetrating oil I tried the jack on the ratchet handle and the plug came loose.
Thanks!
I literally have my car on ramps while looking for solutions. I got a differential drain plug stuck. Now I am definitely going to try this. Thank you!
Changed oil myself first time today, screw was jammed tight, did this trick with a regular scissor jack! Thank you so much!
Bro I just spent hours trying to get my drain plug off and it was starting to get round. Finally got it out using this. Thank you!!!!
Thank you! This saved me a trip to the lube shop. I had already wasted a good hour trying to get my oil pan bolt loosened. This took all of 5 minutes for me!
Maybe they knew what they were doing. I bet they would have charged me for getting it loose.
You are a life saver, bro. After trying for 4 hours I had given up. Used Wd 40 and heat gun, breaker bars everything. Still won't budge finally used the jack. The weight of car and gravity did the magic. Thanks a lot 🎉
Fantastic tip - been trying for an hour or so to get loosen the drain plug on my Ford Mondeo, decided to try some WD40 and have a cup of tea while waiting and came across this on You Tube. Luckily I've just bought a trolley jack, so tried it and worked flawlessly. Thank you.
I was about to take my vehicle to a shop to get the bolt because a previous mechanic over-tightened it. This worked perfectly and saved me time, frustration, and $$$. THANK YOU!!!!
Thanks man, this saved my rear after Jiffy scrube tightened it too much. First time I’ve changed my own oil, and I will continue. Thanks for helping me have this great feeling of accomplishment!
@TheVintageSteel, you sir are a god for at least 5 minutes of my life. I almost stripped my drain bolt in frustration. After trying the jack I thought my bolt wrench was broken when I went down to turn it and there was no resistance loosening it. I checked it three times to see if it was turning the right way. That’s how tight the thing was on. I gave up the last time I meant to change it myself and went to a shop. They didn’t get me this time. Thank you!
WOW I was giving that bolt all I had and thus trick did it with no problem!!!! This guy is a Genius
I had watched this video prior to changing my oil and the drain bolt came loose within a minute. Thank you for this tip! I was done changing oil in less than 30 minutes.
I don’t know why I didn’t think of that but thank you! Spent till midnight in a freezing 30 mph wind trying to get that plug out last night!
This saved me today. I was at the point of wanting to kick the crap out of my car. This is my 20th self-oil change
Ty, for the best tip that I have ever gotten off of You Tube! The only thing that I am mad about is that I did not think of this, lol. The oil change place always tightens with an air rachet and I can't get it loose....until now!
Outstanding video. I was about to give up with my oil change because I could not loosen my oil drain plug, until I saw this video. Even though I do not have a floor jack like the one in the video, I used by factory-supplied tire jack instead. And, the result was very clean, safe, and effortless. Thank you.
🤠 tip my hat to you too, the factory jack idea worked for me. thank you!
My bottle pump was too tall for leverage so the factory jack worked perfect, thanks for your comment 4 yrs later!
Great idea and great comment. Saved the day. Cheers!
10 years later and this video had me sorted in 5 mins! Brilliant tip. Cheers man 👍🏻
This totally worked! I had an impossibly tight drain plug, and this trick knocked it loose.
you just saved my ass man. I always do my oil myself, but last time I was just too busy and took it somewhere to get it done. so here I am today, changing my oil and the bolt would not come off. I tried everything, using another wrench for leverage, I hammered it and it still wouldn't come off. but this? worked like a charm. you're a genius.
Holy hell man, I didnt even think of that. Where mine is I can only get to it with one arm and cant use a cheater bar, and too scared of the truck rolling off of the ramps, or falling off a jack. Thanks a lot man.
I was about to have a colossal, expletive filled meltdown and then I found this video. Amazing ingenuity! Thanks for this!
THANK YOU :) This method worked for me. Don't be discouraged if it takes a few tries to get the ratchet and jack into the correct position like happened to me. Once everything was in the right position, the stuck oil plug popped out immediately
Just like everyone else is saying in the comments YOU ABSOLUTELY SAVED ME, wanted to do own oil change for a Chang before a long trip on the road and nothing else worked but this worked almost immediately
I also just used the jack that came with a 97 Neon I just bought to loosen the oil plug. BEST IDEA EVER… I found this after about an hour of pulling and praying it didn’t strip. Excellent video… saved the day.
You are the biggest life saver I was debating going out and buying a new breaker bar but this is genius
My man...I can't tell you how fucking grateful I am for your video My middle school science teacher would be ashamed that I forgot how to apply simple machines to increase power/leverage, but you saved my ass.
you are genius!! I was depressed the my first DIY Oil change would never happen due to a overtightened Oil plug!! but your trick worked great... I used the carjack which comes with the car rather than hydraulic jack but same result. The plug loosened so easy for my Honda. I was careful to use a 6 point socket to avoid rounding of my oil plug:-)
Rahul Rajagopalan same. bought a car and tried my first oil change. the plug is impossible to break loose
Thank you very much.
My service shop tied everything too tight.
I put all my weight and it didn't even move.
Your tip saved my day.
just did this for my 97 cherokee...BRILLIANT! thank you so much for this. definate thumbs up from me
This is 100% the best trick I have seen on YT. Thank you!
Wow what a brilliant idea that was. It worked for me after having so much Effort my bolt was super tight. Thanks brother. You’re a genius. I don’t know why so much dislikes...
Bona-fide frickin genius man. I spent a good hour and half cranking away at that bolt, letting wd 40 Pentwater, and cranking away again. All to no avail, and then I see this and it solves it like a dream. 5 sec of work and it undoes it smooth as can be. I love you right now.
Thats a good one right here. I honestly doubted this to the fullest thinking it wouldn't work but after 2hrs of searching n trying every socket set possible the only thing that worked was a little 13mm box wrench and the jack. Thanks again
that's actually quite brilliant
Wow Wow Wow, heated it up, little wd-40, Famous jack mention by you and came off as easy as butter. Many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is such a lifesaver man! I got to change my car's oil because of this! Thank you!
You sir just made my life so much easier! I cannot thank you enough.
This tip literally just helped me get a plug off that the dealership used too many ugga duggas on. Thank you for the tip!
9 years later your vid is still helping people like me out 👍🏽
Man, this was complete GENIUS! I just wish i had found it before i strained my arm a lil from fighting with the bolt lol but still grateful you posted this. Worked like a charm!
After a couple of hours I decided a TH-cam video might help me out.
Thank the lord man bless you
Just saved me a headache. I was about to go buy new tools. Works great for my beginner level ass. Liked and subscribed
Ahhh thank you for this, you just saved me a whole ton of time! That thing wasnt budging until i tried this, thank you, youre a genius!!
thanks this saved me, apparently he-man was the last person to change the oil on my car
This is a genius tip - simple but effective, and really helped me out, thanks.
THANK YOU!!!!!!! I used a wrench instead. God bless you and your family sir
Freaking Awesome!! Thank you so much! My breaker bar was too long and I was at an awkward angle. This saved me and really got me out of a bind!
My Man! Totally worked. I used a stilt to hold my car up for safety. I put the jack under the wrench and it loosed with ease. I wonder why it stuck like this though? Never had it do that before. I just recently had it appraised at a dealership for S and G. Maybe they tightened it more because I gauged them on price on my new car. LOL. whatever the issue. This worked! Thumbs Up!
That oil change went bad fast. Thanks for saving the day.
Thanks a lot for this video. I had been struggling with this bolt for days until I tried this method. It worked on the first try. You’re a genius!
Man!! You a genius :) I was about to give up and go to the shop lol
Thank you! Worked and saved the day. Literally just as quickly as in the video. Thankfully I had my Jeep on jack stands so the hydrolic Jack was available to use.
Thank you thank you thank you!! Dealing with it for days. Took 15 sec after watching this
You really rock! This saved me today. I spent so much time trying to loose this damn plug!
freaking genius thank you had tools sitting there but didn't cross my mind
This works wonders with many other things. Good to see someone else using their smarts.
I'm gonna go try this now, I have my car up on ramps because I only use the hydraulic jack for changing tires/brakes, this is f'ing brilliant :)
Wow this worked great, after hours of hard work trying to take of bolt this work in minutes
You are my new hero! Thanks for posting this!
So simple and easy but yet so many of use didn't think of this lol. Thank you Sir!
Got a stuck drain plug, will try this now! Thanks for the tip!
Got me out of the dirt quick this morning thanks man.
I almost took it to a mechanic with a lift. This helped tremendously with a rusted on stuck bolt.
Oh wow you are amazing!! I would of taking it to my mechanic but he charges a fortune for synthetic oil... I tried everything but this didn't even cross my mind im doing this right now
THANK YOU SO MUCH
I just did this trick and it did work and it was very quick. Just make sure people that your turning it the right way. Its righty tighty lefty loosy.
I spent like 30 min tryin to loosen it then gave up nd searched online for a solution
U saved my life!!! Thank you!!
me too