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Moskie · 09-06-2004, 10:50 AM

so I finally decided that I should change my own oil. never done it before, but i thought I should know how. This is on a 2000 Maxima GXE.

but i'm having trouble with the very first step of the process: i can't get the drain plug out! i feel like i'm getting proper grip with my wrench, I can turn it, and it feels like the plug is moving with me, but as far as I can tell, the thing ain't budging. Maybe i've stripped it, but I feel resistance when i turn it, as if i'm actually doing something other than stripping it. if worse comes to worse, i'll use a vice grip on it....

but how difficult should this be? I shouldn't need a power tool to get the drain plug out, should i? about how many rotations does the thing need to go before it comes out?

09-06-2004, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	Changing the oil on my 2000 Maxima (first time for me) so I finally decided that I should change my own oil. never done it before, but i thought I should know how. This is on a 2000 Maxima GXE. but i'm having trouble with the very first step of the process: i can't get the drain plug out! i feel like i'm getting proper grip with my wrench, I can turn it, and it feels like the plug is moving with me, but as far as I can tell, the thing ain't budging. Maybe i've stripped it, but I feel resistance when i turn it, as if i'm actually doing something other than stripping it. if worse comes to worse, i'll use a vice grip on it.... but how difficult should this be? I shouldn't need a power tool to get the drain plug out, should i? about how many rotations does the thing need to go before it comes out? __________________ Greetings and salutations.