RT Oil Drain Plug issue

[Peter Aawen]

ldpost: Bit of thread archeology going on there fellas.

Sure, that was some interesting info you've added, but I'd certainly hope the OP hasn't been hanging off & waiting to drain his oil for that info, since he & most others replying originally posted back around the end of May 2018! :shocked: Still, I guess that if he was, that oil'd be well & truly cooled & settled by now, so he'd probably need to warm the engine/oil up again in order to get all the oil to run out once he pulled the plugs!

 

[pegasus1300]

ldpost: Bit of thread archeology going on there fellas.
Sure, that was some interesting info you've added, but I'd certainly hope the OP hasn't been hanging off & waiting to drain his oil for that info, since he & most others replying originally posted back around the end of May 2018! :shocked: Still, I guess that if he was, that oil'd be well & truly cooled & settled by now, so he'd probably need to warm the engine/oil up again in order to get all the oil to run out once he pulled the plugs!

:roflblack::roflblack:nojoke

 

[Mikey]

Hey, better late than never!!:2thumbs: We have to keep the old post alive, for the fond memories!! opcorn:

 

[Peter Aawen]

Hey, better late than never!!:2thumbs: We have to keep the old post alive, for the fond memories!! opcorn:

But that's one of the wonderful things about Forums, as opposed to most other forms of 'social media' - at (great!) expense to the management, everything posted in any thread on a Forum is already retained & kept alive for posterity; and it's in a searchable database too!! So it's always there, just waiting for someone to look it up & benefit from the shared knowledge & experience of those who've gone before! hyea:

It's just that many don't seem to bother even trying to search for previously shared info before starting a new thread; or they just make a token attempt & then start a new thread anyway; and of those newer members who do happen to stumble across these archeological gems, many don't check the original posting date &/or the dates of the last posts in the thread, so they think they are answering a contemporary thread & often expect the OP to reply immediately.... only said OP may have already resolved that particular issue a looonnnng time ago; or maybe they've even retired from Spyder ryding & possibly more some years back!

But if you post anything onto a Forum, that means it's always there, quietly and hopefully waiting in the dark for another chance to be called up & put to use again :yes: Just don't expect an immediate response from the OP &/or any of the original posters! :thumbup:

 

[FarmerJoe67]

Had to chuckle when I read this post. Just did a search after returning home from my dealer today for my first break-in service on my 21 RT LTD to see if anyone else had the same issue. My dealer couldn't even get the plug out! They didn't have a replacement plug in stock so they didn't want to drill it out. So they ordered a New plug and I'll have to make another trip for the oil change.

 

[DGoebel]

Bet they were afraid to "Give it a Whack" like Lamonster or Smoak has posted years ago. Insert the proper fitting Torx or Allen bit with a medium extension and give that tool a good whack, then attach the ratchet or breakerbar handle and it'll usually thread right out. Have done it many a time on my '13 RTL. Gonna do it soon on my '18 for it's pre-winter oil and filter change.