However, one of the more challenging aspects of the home oil change is removing said drain plug. First, you'll need to remember what size wrench or socket to grab from the toolbox. Then ...

When it’s time to change the oil, you unthread the cap. Others (for odd-size, severely damaged holes) are fat, cone-shaped synthetic rubber plugs larger than the drain-plug hole. You force a ...

First, pop open your hood and open the filler cap at the top of your engine to help the oil flow out quicker. Then get under your car and use a ratchet to remove your drain plug and let the oil ...

you may find that you've added the new oil before replacing the oil drain plug or the oil filter. In either case, you wind up with your brand-new oil all over the ground and not enough oil in the ...

I recently changed the engine oil. When I was removing the drain plug, some of the treads came out of the plug from the oil pan. I finished changing the oil and put the plug back in very carefully ...

This week's cool tool is a magnetic drain plug remover to help you change your oil without making a huge mess of it. Reader txp-delta-rev suggested a magnetic oil drain plug remover tool.