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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 57,086
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Porsche Al allen drain plug - impact?
I went to change the oil on the Boxster for the first time. The drain plug seems REALLY tight, and the back of my mind had UncleBilly's thread about getting out a stripped drain plug.
What I was using was an 8mm allen wrench (not socket and ratchet, since I ended up not having an 8mm hex socket). It felt like the allen wrench was "giving" a bit, so I stopped pulling. I tried tapping on the Allen wrench with a tool as a makeshift impact, but working under the car as I was, I didn't have the necessary space for a good effort.
I have 2 thoughts
1 - pay someone to do the change one more time so it's their problem
2 - get a little 3/8" battery powered impact and 8mm hex socket to get the the thing out myself
Thoughts on something better that I may have missed?
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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