Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
When you install the new drain plug, clean the threads in the pan [maybe even a blast of brake cleaner] then coat the plug threads with Never Seize. Next time you drain the oil, the plug will come out. I've been doing that trick with steel drain plugs that go into aluminum manual transmission cases for a long time with good success. On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 5:34 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2021-03-13 19:41, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > Nice. I have a set of those, I don't remember ever using them although > > I must have bought them for some purpose... > > I bought Irwin sets of Metric and SAE when they were on sale at Advance > and I had a $35 off on $85 coupon I wanted to use. Used them twice in > about five years, they worked, and I had them handy, didn't have to go > buy anything. Get more use out of the Gearwrench combination wrenches I > bought that day, but when you need the extractors, you need them. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
On 2021-03-13 19:41, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Nice. I have a set of those, I don't remember ever using them although I must have bought them for some purpose... I bought Irwin sets of Metric and SAE when they were on sale at Advance and I had a $35 off on $85 coupon I wanted to use. Used them twice in about five years, they worked, and I had them handy, didn't have to go buy anything. Get more use out of the Gearwrench combination wrenches I bought that day, but when you need the extractors, you need them. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
Great job Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 7:19 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I tapped it firmly onto the rounded bolt head and then attached a ratchet > to it and turned. It bit into the head of the bolt and broke it loose > immediately. Very impressed. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:59 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > How did you use it? Did you pound it on, or just twist it on? > > - > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > > >> On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 6:21 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I used an OEM brand extractor from Autozone and it worked like a champ! > >> Thanks to all who suggested that approach. I’m a believer! New drain > plug > >> came from dealership- they had one in stock for $7. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
Nice. I have a set of those, I don't remember ever using them although I must have bought them for some purpose... -Curt On Saturday, March 13, 2021, 6:21:28 PM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: I used an OEM brand extractor from Autozone and it worked like a champ! Thanks to all who suggested that approach. I’m a believer! New drain plug came from dealership- they had one in stock for $7. Sent from my iPhone___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
I tapped it firmly onto the rounded bolt head and then attached a ratchet to it and turned. It bit into the head of the bolt and broke it loose immediately. Very impressed. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:59 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > How did you use it? Did you pound it on, or just twist it on? > - > Max > Charleston SC > > >> On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 6:21 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I used an OEM brand extractor from Autozone and it worked like a champ! >> Thanks to all who suggested that approach. I’m a believer! New drain plug >> came from dealership- they had one in stock for $7. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
Attaboy! I (on the other hand) use a Topsider (it's actually an "oil boy") all the time. When I had boats with inboard engines, a topsider-like device was the only sane way to change engine oil. Once, very long ago, I drained it into the bilge and I'll never do that again. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2021 6:21 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Dimitri Seretakis Subject: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success! I used an OEM brand extractor from Autozone and it worked like a champ! Thanks to all who suggested that approach. I’m a believer! New drain plug came from dealership- they had one in stock for $7. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug success!
How did you use it? Did you pound it on, or just twist it on? - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Mar 13, 2021 at 6:21 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I used an OEM brand extractor from Autozone and it worked like a champ! > Thanks to all who suggested that approach. I’m a believer! New drain plug > came from dealership- they had one in stock for $7. > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Way to go Dimitri Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 6:21 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I used an OEM brand extractor from Autozone and it worked like a champ! > Thanks to all who suggested that approach. I’m a believer! New drain plug > came from dealership- they had one in stock for $7. > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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On 2021-03-12 18:08, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: I think I’m going to try that actually! https://www.irwin.com/tools/screw-bolt-extractors/9-pc-fractional-bolt-extractor-set ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I used a 5 gallon fuel can and an old house tank vacuum cleaner for a make-shift "Topsider" that worked surprisingly well considering that the plastic 5 gallon can collapsed under the leaky vacuum. The hand pumped Topsider did not appeal to me, but you should be able to substitute an electric suction source for the hand pump and make it work for you. On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 6:03 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’m not a huge fan of the topsider. I have one and the pump failed and I > remember it taking forever to drain! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I don't remember changing the oil from underneath in that car. I > thought we > > used a topsider. > > Dwight E. Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > > >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 5:45 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Buy a TopSider and never take the plug out again, that's what I've done. > >> > >> Peter > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I think I’m going to try that actually! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 11:42 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Since the drain plug head is already destroyed, I'd try one of those > sockets meant for removing rounded-off bolts. They have teeth that bite > into the fastener, and I've had good luck with them. Available at Harbor > Fright or probably any big box store. > > Allan > > Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes writes: > >> Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D >> 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I >> haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started >> wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it >> and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with >> oil? I’ll be mig welding. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I thought of that too. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 12:14 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wouldn't think it likely that you will set the engine oil on fire in the > length of time it would take to weld something onto the plug. Why not use a > Nut rather than a socket. Just hold it up there with vice grips and weld in > the middle of the nut. > > RB > >> On 12/03/2021 10:22 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: >> Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D >> 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I >> haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started >> wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it >> and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with >> oil? I’ll be mig welding. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> ___ > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 12:34 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > I suggest he wants to put a new plug in it in any event. > > RB > > >> On 12/03/2021 11:27 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >> LOL, this is the real answer. The MB is designed for it and IIRC several >> people have shown you get as much or more oil out going up as going down. >> -Curt >> >> On Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:22:34 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes >> wrote: >>Use a topsider?? >> Dwight E. Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D >>> 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I >>> haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started >>> wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto >>> it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled >>> with oil? I’ll be mig welding. >>> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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The w124 diesels are a different animal from w123. Finned aluminum pan that is not straightforward to remove and probably expensive as hell. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 12:35 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Why not replace the drain pan? I bought one for $28 IIRC. > >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:34 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I suggest he wants to put a new plug in it in any event. >> >> RB >> >> >>> On 12/03/2021 11:27 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >>> LOL, this is the real answer. The MB is designed for it and IIRC >> several people have shown you get as much or more oil out going up as going >> down. >>> -Curt >>> >>> On Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:22:34 PM EST, Dwight Giles via >> Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Use a topsider?? >>> Dwight E. Giles Jr. >>> Wickford RI >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket >> onto it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with oil? I’ll be mig welding. >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I’m not a huge fan of the topsider. I have one and the pump failed and I remember it taking forever to drain! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > I don't remember changing the oil from underneath in that car. I thought we > used a topsider. > Dwight E. Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 5:45 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Buy a TopSider and never take the plug out again, that's what I've done. >> >> Peter >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I don't remember changing the oil from underneath in that car. I thought we used a topsider. Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 5:45 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Buy a TopSider and never take the plug out again, that's what I've done. > > Peter > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I can’t count the number of Mercedes’ I’ve never removed a drain plug from. Nearly every one I’ve owned. -D > On Mar 12, 2021, at 5:44 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > Buy a TopSider and never take the plug out again, that's what I've done. > > Peter > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Buy a TopSider and never take the plug out again, that's what I've done. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Why not replace the drain pan? I bought one for $28 IIRC. On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:34 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I suggest he wants to put a new plug in it in any event. > > RB > > > On 12/03/2021 11:27 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > LOL, this is the real answer. The MB is designed for it and IIRC > several people have shown you get as much or more oil out going up as going > down. > > -Curt > > > > On Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:22:34 PM EST, Dwight Giles via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > Use a topsider?? > > Dwight E. Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D > >> 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I > >> haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started > >> wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket > onto > >> it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled > >> with oil? I’ll be mig welding. > >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I suggest he wants to put a new plug in it in any event. RB On 12/03/2021 11:27 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: LOL, this is the real answer. The MB is designed for it and IIRC several people have shown you get as much or more oil out going up as going down. -Curt On Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:22:34 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Use a topsider?? Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with oil? I’ll be mig welding. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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LOL, this is the real answer. The MB is designed for it and IIRC several people have shown you get as much or more oil out going up as going down. -Curt On Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:22:34 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Use a topsider?? Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D > 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I > haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started > wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto > it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled > with oil? I’ll be mig welding. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Use a topsider?? Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D > 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I > haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started > wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto > it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled > with oil? I’ll be mig welding. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I wouldn't think it likely that you will set the engine oil on fire in the length of time it would take to weld something onto the plug. Why not use a Nut rather than a socket. Just hold it up there with vice grips and weld in the middle of the nut. RB On 12/03/2021 10:22 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with oil? I’ll be mig welding. Sent from my iPhone ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Since the drain plug head is already destroyed, I'd try one of those sockets meant for removing rounded-off bolts. They have teeth that bite into the fastener, and I've had good luck with them. Available at Harbor Fright or probably any big box store. Allan Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes writes: > Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D 2.5. > It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I haven’t > done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started wrenching on > cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it and hope for > the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with oil? I’ll be > mig welding. > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rounded drain plug!
Not enough there to get a vicegrips on it? -D > On Mar 12, 2021, at 11:22 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D 2.5. > It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I haven’t > done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started wrenching on > cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket onto it and hope for > the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled with oil? I’ll be > mig welding. > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
