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Oil change miseries

jjr21jjr21 Member Posts: 3
edited November 2024 in Mercury
Last mechanic to change the oil must have used an impact wrench to tighten the drain plug. Can't budge it even with a 28" break bar.
Trying to siphon the oil out with a Harbor Freight hand siphon pump, but the dipstick hose meets an obstruction about 3/4 the length of the dipstick, doesn't reach the crankcase--maybe a guide for the dipstick?
Any ideas, clues, or suggestions about how to proceed?
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  • thecardoc3thecardoc3 Member Posts: 5,848
    Which direction were you trying to turn the drain plug?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,535
    Lefty loosey, righty tighty? :#

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  • thecardoc3thecardoc3 Member Posts: 5,848
    edited November 2024
    kyfdx said:

    Lefty loosey, righty tighty? :#

    It's easy to get turned around especially if someone is lying on their back and reaching overhead to accidently go the wrong direction. A ratchet could help make sure that didn't happen but with a breaker bar.....
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