tranny bolt help!!!

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

Ok so i drained the oil in my transmission because its obviously the first thing to do when changing oil...

when i go back to open the filler plug i see that the EFFIN PREVIOUS OWNER
stripped the hex screw and i cant get enough grip to open the plug..

what can i do? i cant drive without tranny oil

[erik325i]

This is exactly why you are supposed to always open the filler first.
Sorry

I forgot, does the fill plug use a allen type wrench, or a normal hex wrench?

[bimmer206]

Take off the pan and fill it with oil.

[Dj Buttchug]

dremel cut a line into the plug. then extract with a large screwdriver or impact driver

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

This is exactly why you are supposed to always open the filler first.
Sorry
i know, this is were i made my mistake because i was to eager.

I forgot, does the fill plug use a allen type wrench, or a normal hex wrench?

its a 5 speed

Take off the pan and fill it with oil.

dremel cut a line into the plug. then extract with a large screwdriver or impact driver

well i got somewere to take it tomorrow, and hopefully this idea will work but it seems the prevous owner didn't know when to stop, or loosen it little by little

[MR 325]

its a 5 speed

What does that have to do with what he said?

Also, if your filler plug a hex or allen?

[xwill112x]

always take out the fil plug before you drain it...now you know why i suppose.

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

What does that have to do with what he said?


Also, if your filler plug a hex or allen?

i didnt think the 5 speed had an oil pan?

i really cant tell, it was stripped/almost looked like a smooth circle.

always take out the fil plug before you drain it...now you know why i suppose.

lesson leard.

btw we got oil in there through the drain plug, but in order to take the filler plug out i think ide have to drop the transmission and figure that 1 out.

[lennon]

did you turn the car upside down to fill the tranny? i can't think of another way you could do it through the drain.

[E30_(1st Musk)_]

did you turn the car upside down to fill the tranny? i can't think of another way you could do it through the drain.

haha ill do my best to explain.


we took a funnel and used thick tape around the edge. We then taped the grease gun tube to the tip of the funnel (so if you can imagine a volcano inside the transmission)

Then i held the funnel tight against the drain plug and he pumped MTL in.

After he was done i quickly pulled the funnel out and he plugged it back up. At max it lost like 3oz. of oil

[MR 325]

Wow.

[lennon]

jmp auto didn't want to just remove the fill plug?

[blackhawkimpact]

They sell some special sockets at Autozone. There sockets designed to grip stripped bolt heads.

[ttrousdell]

lmao so fucking stupid.

[MR 325]

If your car was in my shop I definitely would have been more concerned with fixing the problem than working around it.