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Good news everybody!!! I found the engine coolant plug!!

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I hope you don't really mean the coolant plug...

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just remember, when your going to need to apply some force to take off the nut, however, don't put too much. I did that once, loosened the nut but compltely slamed my pinky into the bottom of the car, killing the nail...a painful 2 days + 2 months to grow that sucker back (while looking like a freak the entire time)

Have fun

Crovax

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well, I've succeeded in stripping the screw. This blows donkey nuts. Well, it's not totally stripped, but it isn't making things easier. I may try finding one of these "gator grips". I hate failure. But I may have failed here. But I'm not done yet. Will see what I can do tomorrow.

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Awesome laughs! Thank you very much. I'm still laughing ...

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And once you figure this out, make sure you have a drain pan so that you can dispose of the oil properly. There are laws governing the disposal or motor oil and you'll probably have to pay a disposal fee at your local refuse station.

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Yes, all the suckers do this.

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CSC,

Make sure you got the seal removed with the oil filter, sometimes it will stay on. It's just a rubber ring between the filter and the engine.

And when you put the new filter on, dip your finger in the oil and rub it around the seal on the new filter. Oh and I'd recommend an oil filter wrench too.

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Cardsharp- How much do you charge? Seems you've got the process dialed in.

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OK, I'm fairly confident I've found the plug. However, it requires that delightfully common socket wrench btwn 9/16 and 5/8. Do they actually make 19/32? God this sucks! Should have gone to JiffyLube.

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Maybe you should try millimeters.

*shakes head*

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If the screw head is stripped just use a pair of Vice Grips or a pipe wrench. A pipe wrench will increase it's grip as you turn it. As Wacki mentioned, the make of your car in most cases, will tell you whether you need SAE or metric tools.

God speed.

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you have a foreign car, don't you?

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actually my chevy requires a 13mm socket. gm cars have been metric since the 90s.