S4orceaudi

Need to replace mine due to a leak, does it just screw out or is there more to it?

Thanks Rich

20VT90q

Yep, it just screws out. However, the x plug uses an x socket attachment to remove it.

Hoog23

I think you really need a air impact wrench as well as the special napa fitting.

I just had my mechanic do it with the impact wrench.

quattro20v

You may have to grind it down a bit to get it to fit. Snap-on sells them too.

cashguzzler

Go to the hardware store. Buy a punch or similar device (a file works as well). Then use a grind wheel to grind the tip of the punch so that it fits the X-plug just as a flathead screwdriver would fit a screw.

Total cost to me: $6.
Trip to hardware store: 20 minutes
Time to swap-out X-plug: 5 minutes

Easy as pie. Clearly, it's only a good idea if you have a grindwheel or something similar.

Wahhab

impact wrench did it 2 days ago. It was slipping out with the ratchet

kday

I used a flat screwdriver at an angle and pounded it with a hammer.

Ugly, but it worked in a pinch.

Bill the Cat

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/60384/x_plug.jpg"></center><p>As you can see - it is a fine bastard (#2 - I think) that the wife's ex left behind. (Another bastard...)

escargot

Good story.