Steel threads are approximately 3 times the tensile strength of aluminum.
Stripped oil drain plug threads.
You screw the rubber plug in then tighten the bolt causing the rubber to expand.
Several companies make a rubber oil drain plug that fit into the oil pan opening and.
If the threads are completely stripped it can even lead to the drain plug not fitting at all which would leave your engine completely empty of oil and unable to be ran.
A stripped oil pan drain plug can be especially frustrating because it will leave your oil drain plug loose causing a constant leak.
Use the proper sized socket with the right number of sides.
There is a thread in the 900 forum on doo talk about this very subject.
Easily repair oil pan stripped or leaking threads.
These kits can be used in any vehicle where the size is available.
So my question is have any of you ever had this problem and tried this solution.
This example is on a honda 3 5 and it is a semi common repair in the sjop.
Don t panic if your oil drain plug threads are stripped.
Jack the car up in the front so it tilts away from where the oil pan drain is located.
An oversize drain plug is a combination drain plug and tap that cuts new threads into.
Self tapping oversize drain plug.
Thread is stripped threads on oil plug hole.
First off it might be difficult to remove so avoid using vice grips as those may strip the head.
Very easy way to fix a leaking drain plug due to stripped thread is to screw a tapered bolt in with the smallest diameter being the same as the original and similar thread.
In this video i repair a stripped out oil pan drain plug threads.
Clean the drain plug opening thoroughly with brake cleaner or acetone and let the car sit in.
Seems like a good way to go if you don t want to remove the motor and replace the oil pan.
Its one of those with essentially a bolt running through a rubber plug.
This can take awhile.
I went to the local auto parts store and bought a universal drain plug for stripped threads in the crankcase.
He used a time sert with great success.
Thread repair kit sizes below will repair that drain plug size.
I use a time ser.
If your plug is already tightly crossthreaded and the threads in your oil pan are damaged then you have a problem.
In this video i show you how to easily repair them click the for video notificationssupport me on.
Options to repair a stripped oil drain plug expanding rubber oil drain plug.