How do you remove the radiator drain plug on a 1999 Saturn Sl without breaking the plug. where can you buy a replacement drain plug for this type of car if the radiator drain plug gets stripped or broken?
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It is secured in all four corners by self-destructing plastic mushroom fasteners. Once you remove them, they will not go back in right. The best thing to do to replace them is go to your favorite local auto parts store and get some bolts with speed clips. Put the clips in or around the holes the mushrooms went in, put the bolts through the holes in the air dam/splashguard. Or, just don't replace it.
there is a square drive on the bottom it takes a quarter inch drive extension it faster to drain the engine by the 10mm plug under the lower raid hose at the block the drain plug on the raid is common to leak after fooling with it
the easiest way is to remove the bottom radiator hose from the radiator,this is best done when the engine is cold to avoid burning yourself......cheers.
If there is one, look at the lower part of the radiator on left side as you face the vehicle. Out of all the vehicle I own only 1 has a drain valve on it and most of the time it is clogged from road splash and dust. You can remove the lower radiator hose either from the Radiator or the engine to drain the radiator.
If engine has been stored or not ran in a long time,remove the spark plugs,then squirt about 1/4 cup of transmission fluid into each cylinder, leave in about two weeks if possible, then with spark plugs still removed, try rotating engine with starter a few seconds;this will clear most of the fluid from the cylinder,without breaking the rings. install sparkplugs good luck
There common to break off, you can pick up the replacement drain plug at NAPA and buy a stud retracter to remove the drain plug. if the plug is not leaking, Leave it alone and to drain the radiator, just disconnect the lower radiator hose on the opposite side of the radiator.
Good luck and hope this helps you on your project.
Drain Trans,Remove lower ball joint nut & separate the knuckle from ball joint.Remove 30mm axle nut & gently pry out the axle from trans then tap out axle from hub.
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