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God DAMMIT!!!

I'm trying to change my oil and I can't get the F'in sump plug out, here doesn't appear to be a washer in there. WTF?!

So far I've already snapped one socket extension, rounded one set of corners on the plug and emptied half a can of WD40 on it.

Does anyone have any handy tricks for getting these suckers off?

Please help...loosing it.

I've already posted this in Maintenance but thought someone local may have an idea.

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thanks, got it out. smacked it with a hammer, tried it with the new 14mm spanner...eventually I was heaving on the spanner and smacking the spanner with the hammer at the same time andit started coming loose. I was just waiting for it to shear but it didn't, and there was a paper thin copper washer on it too.

thanks, moderators can feel free to delete this thread now that I'm finished asking stupid questions :)

well...all was going well, changed oil and filter, too her for a spin prior to putting the front bar back on just to make sure there were no leaks...all good...got her back up on the ramps, reattached the undertray, refitted the front bar...then proceeded to nearly tear the front bumper off as I reversed off the ramps, I completely forgot the reason I had the front bar off in the first place, it won't clear the ramps.

BUGGER! no serious damage, couple of broken fittings and a couple of the anchor points on the bar are split or stretched.

IDIOT!

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