sxt12 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I recently bought a 2012 sxt awd. I went to change the oil and for life of me could not get the plug to come loose. I went through about 5 different tools and all the "tricks" I read about on forums and nothing worked. This plug must be made of butter because it soft as hell and is just shredding more and more with every try. Needless to say I've come to the point of just replacing the lower part of the pan as it is only 40 bucks and I can imagine a shop or dealer will charge me a lot to weld a bolt to the damaged one in order to get it off. So my question then is are there any tips when doing the pan change, any cautions? dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 good luck take pics and post them for us... dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milous Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) So my question then is are there any tips when doing the pan change, any cautions? See attached PDF. 2012_Journey_3_6L_Oil_pan_lower.pdf Edited January 16, 2016 by Milous rolly and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxt12 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 See attached PDF. Thanks, that's awesome. I've been trying to find something like it for a few days. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Just get some channel locks latched onto the bolt then whack it with a hammer. That's always my last ditch for a stripped bolt dhh3 and 2late4u 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 i believe he has tried that already and there is nothing left of the bolt head .... dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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