slikster

I feel like a jackass but I lifted my car and couldnt get the drain bolt off for shit. I used a ratchet wrench. Didnt work. I used wd40 and tried to get it to come off after 15 min. No luck.

I ordered a Mityvac and let the car warm up and I started extracting the oil but it wont hold vacuum. I got about 2 quarts out and when I pump it just hisses out of the valve cover. Thats wierd cause I heard the mightyvac works good with the S2000.

i guess my question is:

1. How can I get the drain bolt off

2. Why isnt my Mityvac holding vacuum. im useing the smallest tube, connected to a bigger tube, connected to the fill hole.

Someone please help. Its only a freakin oil change and its a nightmare.

animeS2K

Is the plug stripped?

Have you tried using a 6-sized 17mm socket and long-handled wrench or breaker bar?
How high did you get the car? It's really hard to get good leverage unless you've got a lot of clearance under there.

It shouldn't take that much leverage unless there isn't a washer or the drain plug otherwise became fused to the pan (which seems unlikely, but who knows).

vincewchan

with exactly what he said.

Where are you located? Maybe I could give you a hand

chimmike

grow some muscle! LOL

i keed. yes, breaker bars help.

sometimes gorilla oil change goons overtighten those things. I once saw a goober use an air gun to tighten one up. Almost smacked the hell out of the guy for doing that.

slikster

I appreciate that but I finally got my Mityvac to get vacuum. Figured out the hose was only halfway down. I gave up in getting the drain bolt off, especially with my sprained right wrist. I will just wait til next oil change and get the 60000 mile service done at Honda and when Im ready to change my oil I'll get one of those fukimoto(however its spelled) valves for the next change.

Thanks for everyone trying to help!!!!!

boofer

i also ordered a mityvac and it took a little fumbling around to get it to work properly. i was afraid the tube wasn't long enough but it appears to be just about the right length. after about 5 quarts come out, it's tough to get the last few drops but if you pull out and push in, you can get most of the rest of the oil.