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dantama · 03-10-2008, 05:32 PM

I may have done the same thing on my 99, though I tend to think the dealer did.

I did most of my own oil changes, but had it into the dealer for a clutch and he said to be careful, the plug is only in with a few threads when I went to pick it up.

When I went to take the oil filler cap off, it was torqued down so tight that it bent the Kawi tool that takes them off, and still wouldn't come off. In the end I marred it up using vice grips to take it off. I figure he torqued it like he torqued the oil plug.

I tapped it out to a larger size, and was fine for the rest of the time I owned it.

$100 is a lot just to tap a hole out, what are you having done?

And I agree, you can save yourself a lot of grief by just snugging it up on the crush washer.

03-10-2008, 05:32 PM	#2
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Over torqued the Oil Drain Plug I may have done the same thing on my 99, though I tend to think the dealer did. I did most of my own oil changes, but had it into the dealer for a clutch and he said to be careful, the plug is only in with a few threads when I went to pick it up. When I went to take the oil filler cap off, it was torqued down so tight that it bent the Kawi tool that takes them off, and still wouldn't come off. In the end I marred it up using vice grips to take it off. I figure he torqued it like he torqued the oil plug. I tapped it out to a larger size, and was fine for the rest of the time I owned it. $100 is a lot just to tap a hole out, what are you having done? And I agree, you can save yourself a lot of grief by just snugging it up on the crush washer.
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