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2005 Dodge Ram 1500 oil drain plug, everyone saying it's a 13 mm socket....nope !
Y different sizes being talked about,aren't all Dodge's oil drain plugs the same size?and if not y.... The only socket that seems to fit is a 17 mm I'm scared to go through with it cuz I don't want to strip it and I want to get it back on!! Plz help ,exact size socket for oil drain plug.........?
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From: Clayton MI
Y different sizes being talked about,aren't all Dodge's oil drain plugs the same size?and if not y.... The only socket that seems to fit is a 17 mm I'm scared to go through with it cuz I don't want to strip it and I want to get it back on!! Plz help ,exact size socket for oil drain plug.........?
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That was your response to a 4yr old thread why exactly lol?
Definitely should NOT be a 17mm...unless someone replaced it with something else at some point in it's life. 1/2" and 13mm are pretty much the same size and is what the OEM plug is.
As he said, don't overthink it. Use what works and doesn't round off or destroy the plug.
Y different sizes being talked about,aren't all Dodge's oil drain plugs the same size?and if not y.... The only socket that seems to fit is a 17 mm I'm scared to go through with it cuz I don't want to strip it and I want to get it back on!! Plz help ,exact size socket for oil drain plug.........?
As he said, don't overthink it. Use what works and doesn't round off or destroy the plug.
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Testify! PREACH ON BRUTHA!
I appreciate this very short, very correct answer.
I just wish there were less NON-Answers to a very simple specific question.
(Why people who don't have the answer think it's their job to make it more difficult to find the answer by posting incorrect info, I'll never know.)
I just wish there were less NON-Answers to a very simple specific question.
(Why people who don't have the answer think it's their job to make it more difficult to find the answer by posting incorrect info, I'll never know.)