radiator drain plug broken, help

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Jan 10, 2012 | 08:52 AM

marauder228vw

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radiator drain plug broken, help

Drained my fluid and when i went to screw it on it the butterfly part broke leaving it inside but its leaking antifreeze. has anybody ran into this problem? the butterfly is plastic btw

Jan 10, 2012 | 09:00 AM

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Re: radiator drain plug broken, help

Mine did the same thing I just used pliers to close it

I still havnt replaced it and its been almost a year

Jan 10, 2012 | 09:07 AM

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Re: radiator drain plug broken, help

Can probably retrieve the remainder with an easy-out or some other type of screw extractor.

Jan 10, 2012 | 09:38 AM

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Can probably retrieve the remainder with an easy-out or some other type of screw extractor.

drill two parallele holes and use a spanner to get it out,

Jan 10, 2012 | 04:27 PM

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Re: radiator drain plug broken, help

mine did that too i just grabbed a pick and turned it till it came out its plastic so with the pic you could easily poke it deep enough to make it turn i recomend you buying a new one