Sump plug hell

[kenloen]

OMG
Thought as Im new to the car a little service wont do any harm. Went and got an oil filter and thought I'd crack on and change the oil. Can I get the sump plug out.. no chance. Had a 17mm socket on it and a massive bar and the 1/2" to 1/4" reducer (to make the socket fit bar) snapped - sheared off.. buggery.

So now Im gonna have to get a 17mm 1/2" fitment socket specifically for me bar.. damm that thing is tight.
Tommorrow it'l get a new dizzy and rotor arm.

Ordered the side skirt plastic trim.. not bad just over £25 should be here in a day or so.. getting there..

[boneybradley]

sump plugs are evil!! the number of knuckles I've killed with tight one's       oh and replace the washer at least (or plug too...)

[harlemex]

theres no way a 1/4 inch adapter can take the stick a sump plug will give. Use 1/4 inch for small or light jobs only. i.e. bolts requiring just a small amount of torque

[kenloen]

theres no way a 1/4 inch adapter can take the stick a sump plug will give. Use 1/4 inch for small or light jobs only. i.e. bolts requiring just a small amount of torque

Doh, my mistake - it was a 1/2" to 3/8" reducer that snapped.. not a 1/2 - 1/4... but dont matter, Ive never come across a Sump plug this tight.. and the car is so low I had to jack it up to get underneath.. Im used to a CR-V where theres loads of clearence

[MrBounce]

Just a thought - as you're using a bar, not a ratchet, you are turning it the right way aren't you??? 

[Vdubbster]

when I first got mine it was the same, I had to whack a 14mm socket onto it, then it budged with a bar, was so relieved

[kenloen]

Just a thought - as you're using a bar, not a ratchet, you are turning it the right way aren't you??? 

anti-clockwise?

[AudiA8Quattro]

Sump plugs should only be done up to approx 20-25lb ft, so obviously some complete moron has worked on the car previously.
Anti-clockwise is the correct to remove 

[bored_Welsh_lad]

mine comes undone so easily.. i love it

[kenloen]

Sump plugs should only be done up to approx 20-25lb ft, so obviously some complete moron has worked on the car previously.
Anti-clockwise is the correct to remove 

Agreed, and with no Service History for the past 20k thats why Im doing a service myself.. for my own piece of mind, its running lovely as it is..
Quite suprised at the price of VW parts, the Oil filter was only £3.60, so I will do a full service over the next few weeks incl cam belt and transmission fluid.