okay, reporting back. Sorry for the delay. This sucker took me 2 trips down Sears and freaking 2 1/2 hours of frustration!!

Anyway, finally took the darn thing off.

Here's what happened:

I went and got the 5 pc regular size bolt-out set from sears with a few wrenches and vises. Tried Size 7 on the set (it was the closest fit) didn't fit at all. Had to use Size 8, which was a bit too big. So i went back and this time got their low-profile 10 piece set ($29.99 instead) and also a 3/4 " combination wrench. Came back, applied parking brake, raised the passenger side of the car with the jack, and gently tapped in the No. 5 bolt-out remover into the very stripped 13mm bolthead on my drain pan. Please note that the No. 5 in the low-profile will fit a 13mm bolthead, but a no. 5 in the regular size bolt-out kit will not fit at all!!

Anyway, after I tapped the No. 5 onto the stripped head, i used the longest 3/4 combination wrench I could find, and gave it a very hard and good twist. The bolt sort of "popped" out of a freeze and then it was smooth sailing all the way.


Now time to remove the other hurdle: the oil filter. Gonna give some loving synthetic fluid to my baby benz. ^^

Thanks for all your help guys. Especially Arthur for pointing out this wonderful tool!