What did you do to your Spyder today?

[blacklightning]

Got the battery at full charge and unplugged the tender for a bit, let it rest!!!

I was hoping to avoid using the tender, by getting a ride at least every 10 days. But doesn't seem like that will be happening, so I will be plugging my toys in this morning.

 

[woppyvac]

Oil change just went from an hour long project to a mail order for two new oil plugs. Darn head of the bolt snapped off! These original plugs were bound to have this happen. Ordering aftermarket replacements that are actually a bolt and not fastened with an Allen wrench.

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[Mrmikey]

Hopefully the remainder shouldn't be tight in the block. A sharp small chisel driven in lightly to act as a screwdriver I hope will work. First thing I did when I bought mine was change them out, not from fear of breaking them, which I never would have imagined happening, but rounding the hex out was my fear.

 

[blacklightning]

I always have my first oil change done by the dealership, in hopes that if it breaks, it will be on them. Then I hand them the replacement hex head bolts to be put in their place.

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Oil change just went from an hour long project to a mail order for two new oil plugs. Darn head of the bolt snapped off! These original plugs were bound to have this happen. Ordering aftermarket replacements that are actually a bolt and not fastened with an Allen wrench.

That's a weird one. Good job on getting it out.
On the 1st oil change on my F3S, I put the Allen socket in the head and rapped it with a hammer to break the tension. They all came off fine. On the 3rd oil change I put the gold hexhead plugs in. The original plugs were still good, but... Murphy's law & all.