...should be easy, right? But the bloody thing has an 8mm (maybe) square> socket in the sump plug, a tool for which isn't available from any tool shop> around here. Haven't tried a volvo dealer yet but don't want to give the> satisfaction. Just wanted to say... geeze.

"disallow" <loewen_t at yahoo.ca @> wrote in message> news:bda6e5b7d90a1d­49a8d499d8c8db73fd@l­ocalhost.talkaboutau­tos.com...> > Can't you just use your ratchet with no socket> > on it? My honda's trannie plug is like that,> > no socket required, just the ratchet or a> > breaker bar.> >

They are only 1/4", 3/8" or 1/2" (and come in some bigger sizes). 5/16"> would have been about right but there is no such.>

Find a short piece of square bar stock that will fit it, and apply a> Crescent wrench.>

Then borrow a car and go buy a conventional drain plug and replace it.>

shop>

Thanks you all for the suggestions folks, I got a 5/16" worn lathe tool from> a mate. But it was really hard from good local toolshops and a volvo dealer> didn't want to know... they must expect the car to be scrapped after the 10> years support quoted. Good advert for a new one. not.>

Volvo does not make a tool for the drain plug on the V-6 Motors any good> auto parts store should be able to supply you with the correct Allen key> to remove the drain plug>

Another of the joys of the V6.>

square>

from>

dealer>

I would have thought so and can believe there are better sops than here in> western australia, but none of the local shops had anything. Repco told me> there was a special volvo tool but they probably wouldn't sell one to me.>

"Mike F" <"mikef2316()"@alls­ttream.nett> wrote in message> news:425A81D2.95B62­C20@allsttream.nett.­..>> jg wrote:>> >

Sure it's a pig of a motor & possibly the worst thing volvo ever did, but> you choose 25 year old cars on different criteria. This is a fairly minor> problemette specially when the whole thing cost less than a head job on a> Camry. Other cars & motors have foibles too, this newsgoup is quite active> with peoples' problems but the v6 is barely figures... you'd wonder if any> volvo really is that flash based on some stories here.>

If there is a special Volvo tool you can purchase from the dealers part> department I will check this with the parts department on Thursday &> post back with the part # & approximate cost> Glenn>

Cheers, Peter.>

"jg" <jg@nospam.com> wrote in message> news:Yo_6e.9352$5F3­.3211@news-server.bi­gpond.net.au...> >

That's a really smart suggestion although pretty obvious didn't occur to me.> That will be my next resort for sure if my lathe cutter doesn't work.>

"Peter K L Milnes" <Peter.K.L.Milnes@b­tinternet.com> wrote in message> news:d3k8po$u9$1@he­rcules.btinternet.co­m...> > Why not try a Renault or Peugeot dealer? They both used the same V6 motor.> >

You can get them off tool trucks. Around here there are Snap-On and MAC> tool trucks, they probably won't have it on board, but they'd be able to> get it. Or to the "quickie oil change place" method - Vice grips!>

We have snapon too, you have to be somewhere they go (I work at home as a> draftsman) & they don't seem to have an address in this state, they also> don't seem to have much of a website. Vicegrips are one of my tools of> choice but this is a female plug... double adaptor so to speak.

I can't help you finding a truck, but for a mere A$ 30.47...>

Thank you Mike, it's even an Aus. website. Part of my trouble was the> nomenclature (I wouldn't have called it a socket... or a pipe plug). I will> see how the bit I have works first but might bite the bullet despite the> price - my engineering substitutions usually don't go too well partly> because the workshop is a bit too basic & now full of leftovers from> daughters' attempts at leaving home.

Yeah, I could see from your ISP that you were in Australia. Change the> word "australia" to "canada" and see it only would cost me C$ 14.60, or> about A$ 15.31 at today's exchange rate, about half what you'd pay.> Ouch!>

Find a short piece of square bar stock that will fit it, and apply a> Crescent wrench.>

Then borrow a car and go buy a conventional drain plug and replace

"Glenn Klein" <Glenn@hotmail.net>­ wrote in message> news:425C6C2F.10408­04@hotmail.net...>> jg wrote:>> > "Gary Heston" <gheston@hiwaay.net­> wrote in message>> > news:115mhre838j2uf­f@corp.supernews.com­...>> >

I would have thought so and can believe there are better sops than here in> western australia, but none of the local shops had anything. Repco told me> there was a special volvo tool but they probably wouldn't sell one to me.>