dannyblackpool

td escort oil needs changing as its more like treacle now than oil, but sump plug is seized solid and rounded to fuck, obviously thats why oil is so manky as obviosly previos owner had a mare trying to remove, best way to remove without fooking sump please peeps

Replica

weld another nut to it

jaimesdna

iTrader: (3)

hammer & chisel. if its really stubbern heat it up first with a blow torch

Muzz

Tried a rounded off socket?

Took most of my engine apart with those

gurnE

Alloy sump? If so and it's that tight the thread is probably already fucked

dannyblackpool

yup ally sump thats why dont want to force it as dont want to be changing the sump after ripping out threads, did think of welding a nut on but dont think ill risk the hammer and chisel

dave cos4x4

iTrader: (5)

hammer a smaller socket over it.

works sometimes.

dannyblackpool

you dont understand how bad the plug is lol looks like they have rounded on a 13mm, tried a alf inch and made worse,filled a flat and tried open end and made even worse! ill try that 1st i think then weld a nut on if no joy

turbo.jon

had same bloody problem with mine tried hammer chissel and i fooked it up well bad so then bought second hand sump off ebay that turned up and nut was fooked too so it still aint had oil change yet the bloody thing as cant be arsed to fit new sump or even try get the nut off the spare sump

dave cos4x4

iTrader: (5)

tae the oil filter off and crank it over a few turns,soon get the oil out.

dannyblackpool

already thought that lol but wont get the sludge out

Anonymous

James

lol, just what i was gonna say!

welding a nut on is best, or file it down and hammer on a six sided 12mm socket.

gurnE

I've got a pair of these:



If you can get on the bung square there's nothing they won't grip. The teeth are angled so they really bite into the metal.

I got mine from my local snap-on dealer but they are water pipe pliers made by Knipex so you can get them from lots of home diy type shops (£5 cheaper without the little gold Snap-on logo on the handle too )

TrevCos

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You can get sockets that grip the flat sides rather than the corners of the nut. Halfords will sort you out mate.