changin oil in civic question
 

Alright...flame on for this question...but...its righty tighty, lefty loosey right?

Lol...so when im trying to loosen the oil drain...i should be turning the wrench towards the passenger wheel right? Or do i have it mixed up in my head.


And...whats a good solution in getting off the bolt when a shop wrenches that shit in there TIGHT? would like...WD-40 work or anything like that?

Re: changin oil in civic question
 

yes, push the wrench towards the passenger side.
your bolt prob isnt stuck, try to find a longer wrench.
but if you need to, wd40 wont hurt anything.

Re: changin oil in civic question
 

the bolt should turn towards the rear of the car. I think your car is doing it wrong :dunno:










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Re: changin oil in civic question
 

lol...what should i do if the bolt is stripped?? what method do you guys recommend?

Re: changin oil in civic question
 

Shotgun. Just shoot it off.


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Re: changin oil in civic question
 

the thread is stripped or the head is? if the head is stripped there are special sockets and such that can alleviate the problem. if you're beyond that drill that bitch out.

Re: changin oil in civic question
 

They make several sockets designed to grab stripped bolts, try one of them first. If that doesn't work I would weld a new nut to the old drain plug. Then use a box end wrench or a socket to turn the bolt out. HEY ITS COUNTERCLOCK WISE TO LOOSEN and CLOCKWISE TO TIGHTEN!!!!!

Re: changin oil in civic question
 

i say just drop your oil pan and replace it from a junkyard, won';t be too hard.

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if the bolt is stripped too bad you can either pull the pan or take a pair of vice grips an remove it. For future reference, if you don't know how to remove something or do something, don't do it.