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stuck oil drain plug

If it was MY car, I would take it back to the same dealer whose gorilla
tightened the plug and tell HIM to loosen it with the understanding that if
HE broke it HE would have to FIX it free.

Gwynne Spencer          '94 530IA

Evan wrote:

>My wife's new car (not a BMW, BTW) has a drain plug that just doesn't
>want to loosen. The dealer last changed the oil about 5,000 miles back.
>I'm afraid that if I really muscle it, I'll strip the hex head round.
>I've tried sockets, closed-ends, open-ends, and crescent wrenches with
>no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions (other than Jiffy Lube)?