my 2.0 has a Fi plenum on it, but the cheesehead screws are frozen....tried for three weeks to get it out....and its making me want to beat my engine to death....

I tried heat...no can do.

The whole engine is oil soaked....still wont budge

i dont want to damage the plenum by crowbar or anything

what should I do?


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core motor?

easy out screw extractor

tried a WIDE screwdriver, with someone leaning on it , and a vice grip to turn?

Get an impact driver from the hardware store. It's got a screwdriver bit and you hit it with a hammer. As you hit it, it twists. They take a little getting used to using, but they work great for exactly what you're asking about. One moderate hit and it'll at least get the thing started and hopefully it doens't twist the head off.

Try the right-sized screwdriver. I found that all the ones I had were too small. I managed to get one screw off of the motor anyway, and took it to Sears with me. Turns out the largest screwdriver my local Sears carries is the only one that fits the slot heads! Thing looks like a crowbar (or a Massive Bonking Stick) with a slot-head driver machined onto the end...

The screws came off with no problem once I used the correct tool!

--DD

Mark is right on PU one of these at HF bout $10 I use it all the time

Put the massive screwdriver in the screw and smack it hard once. then turn it out.

Ill bet the "Massive" screw driver costs more thn $10

I think mine was $1 at a garage sale but its the wrong time of year to go yardsaleing.