so im an Idiot

[Herr Faust Schinken]

And i twisted the head of the little radiator drain plug off, i ordered a new one but half of the little plastic screw is stuck in the hole, is there anything special i need to remove it?

[IRON-E]

So am i an Idiot

Well......it's solidified.

[gath]

And i twisted the head of the little radiator drain plug off, i ordered a new one but half of the little plastic screw is stuck in the hole, is there anything special i need to remove it?

Simple, heat a narrow screwdriver to very hot or thereabouts and push it on to the snub till it makes a good indentation for you to be able to unscrew it.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Simple, heat a narrow screwdriver to very hot or thereabouts and push it on to the snub till it makes a good indentation for you to be able to unscrew it.

So you wouldn't try and drill it out?


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[nando]

Simple, heat a narrow screwdriver to very hot or thereabouts and push it on to the snub till it makes a good indentation for you to be able to unscrew it.

yep. just take a flathead, heat it up with a torch, stab it in there and unscrew it.

also, Mercedes drain plugs fit in E30 radiators. They don't snap off so easily either.

[nando]

So you wouldn't try and drill it out?


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only if you want to make a big mess.

[Swanny]

yep. just take a flathead, heat it up with a torch, stab it in there and unscrew it.



also, Mercedes drain plugs fit in E30 radiators. They don't snap off so easily either.

Any specific year/model or are they all just generic?

[nando]

I dunno. I broke mine off once like 10 years ago. went to the closest "euro" shop, they gave me a drain plug off a Mercedes since they fit the same and they didn't have the BMW part.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

ok thanks guys

the drain plug i got from pelican parts is i guess from like a 540 but apparently all bmws use the same drain plugs

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Simple, heat a narrow screwdriver to very hot or thereabouts and push it on to the snub till it makes a good indentation for you to be able to unscrew it.

This worked perfectly, thanks everyone