Ferrari Mailing List: oil line nut stuck solid

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

Michael – first, my advice is free.  Therefore you know what its worth.

Super penetrant.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUEob2oAKVs

Fun test rig – your stuff came out number 1,

ALSO – after dousing the nuts with stuff – try TIGHTENING the nut.  Just a little torque.

You don’t have to move it, per se, but personally I think it fakes out the grabber atoms holding the nut on and just after they say – Hey, what gives, we’re preventing this fastener from COMING OFF!  That’s when you fake them out and go the other way.

Hope this works and that you enjoyed my personification of the fastener.  I really do think they work against us.  If not – why is it that the last screw to remove is the one that strips out its griping surface?  Hmmmm –

Good luck

Doug

PS – why do you want to disturb your oil coolers serenity?  Leaking?

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Michel Savard
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 12:54 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] oil line nut stuck solid

 

After doing my fuel filler job, I tried to do the 2 oil lines. From the start ,nothing was moving. First try was the closest nut: Lower oil line from lower part of the oil radiator (see picture). 32 mm wrench, nothing moved. Many many tries. It’s stuck rock solid. The whole radiator moved a lot, which was scary at times. I was afraid things would break around that nut. I mean those radiators  are not made of steel.

What now ?

I went back home and found an old can of “liquid wrench super penetrant”. Do you thing this would be enough ?

What would a professional mechanic do then ?

Thanks for any advice!

Michael Savard (1981 308 GTSi)