Hello,
>
> Owner of a '99 9-3 CV here... I recently caused $500+ damage by
> changing the engine oil myself. I was cussing out the dealership the
> whole time while trying to remove a hopelessly siezed drainpan bolt.
> What should have taken 15 minutes turned into a 6 hour nightmare. The
> bolt was tourqued down very tightly and they used a copper washer
> between the bolt head and the pan.
>
I use a torque wrench and copper washers. I have rounded off an oil drain plug before-- rather a frightening thing to have happen. The lessons learned:
- Beware of over-torqued drain plugs
- Use 6-point sockets whenever possible
- The Sears bolt remover sockets ("Bolt-out") are really handy. I believe Irwin makes a similar product.
...from this thread:
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John