How to Replace Car Oil Plug

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Summary: Learn how to replace the oil plug to change the oil in your car as an expert mechanic demonstrates his oil changing technique in this free car maintenance video.

Views: 870 | Tags: diy, maintenance, change, auto, oil, car, automotive

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Kirby Witt Kirby Witt has been involved in the auto industry for many years. His grandfather had a Mobil Service Station for 60 years. At age 17, Kirby started his first... read more

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How to Replace Car Oil Plug

Now we are going to take our drain plug and going to put that back in the oil pan. Same thing here, we want to make sure that this plug is tight, so it is not going to leak and is not going to back itself out from the vibration of the car. You don't want to over do it. If you strip out the oil plug, our oil drain plug, to fix it right you have to replace the oil pan. After you get that tight, wipe off the excess oil around there and that way you know that the plug is sealing or if it is leaking. Now we are ready to put some oil back in here.