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Hi, Have recently been through this myself. My level of competency is fairly sound and would not class my self as a mechanical butcher in any shape or form but I have to be frank this little exercise gave me hell Yes I tried all the correct methods of removal before ending up with a complete mess on my hands nothing would work to remove that blasted plug. Same deal the fill plug came out relatively easy in comparison but the drain plug was locked in firm. When the Hex head of the plug finally cracked and gave way I was looking at serious trouble to remove.With nothing to lose I welded a 12mm bolt [not too long] to the socket head plug. I then heated the surrounding alluminium casing to a fairly warm but long way from melting obviously and proceeded to remove with 17mm socket and 24" long breaker bar. Came out no problem, but I do admit that I was worried for awhile. If you do not feel confident to do this yoursef I might suggest that you take your car to you local exhaust place as these guys are pretty good with the MIG and and oxy heat. You [or they] will have no difficulty in welding to the plug it will take the weld nicely. You can drain your oil at this time and have a new drain plug ready for fitment. The trick here it is not to do what the clowns before you have done, tighten it up to within an inch of its life so that you can never get it out again. Try this. Cross drill the head of the socket plug with an 1/8" or less drill and tighten to a little less than the recomended torque then tie & wire the plug to the casing, you may have to drill another small hole in a convenient place I did. Do this and you wont have the trouble in the future. I am convinced you wont have any dripping issues either, afterall the plugs are tapered. Good luck with your new project