Good morning Scotty
I have a 2005 Dodge Dakota St 3.7 4x4 truck 134000 miles on it. I was getting ready to change my oil and I noticed the bolt was on really tight. It has been sitting probably off and on 3 years finally got to the 3000 mile mark on the oil. So I go a socket finally broke lose but now it is spinning and i can not figure out a way to get it out? Can you please help! I used Dorman part number 65396 it was the first and last time i ever use this again. Never before have i had this problem ever. Thanks again for all the great work you do on the videos! 🙂
You could try gripping the bolt head with vise grips and pull back on it as you attempt to unscrew it. Chances are the threads in the oil pan are damaged.
@chucktobias Good Morning Thank You I Was Thinking about that. But got so upset the other day just abandoned it for a while to cool off. What do you think caused it? I have been changing my own oil since i got this back in 2007. Could it have been the bolt? If It Is Stripped the oil pan? I assume try a tap and die set? Thanks again i really appreciate it
You won't know what's going on until the bolt is removed. If threads on the bolt are intact then the threads in the pan are stripped. If that's the case you should probably replace the oil pan.
If it turns out the threads are bad in the oil pan and you want to attempt repairing them you'd want to use a back tap that would pull filings and metal debris out rather than pushing them into the pan.
they make oversized oil plugs for this problem, I have used one on an older Honda accord. You must be careful when you align it to the current threads and be sure its straight. You must also be sure to get the right oversized plug. I had no issues with changing the oil and removing it once installed. Its much easier than changing an oil pan..
@thdesha Thank you so much sorry for late reply