How To Repair A Stripped Out Oil Pan Drain Plug Hole

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Stripped Oil Pan Bleed Plug Threads

Have you e'er gone for an oil modify and been told the threads on your oil pan bleed take been stripped? The very next affair you are told is you need a new one. This is quite an expensive repair and one that yous tin avert.

Later on a few hit and miss attempts at solving the problem, it seems that the leak has been stopped! I say this with fingers, toes, and all that can be crossed, of course, because only time will tell if the solution is a permanent ready. The self-threading piggyback oil pan drain plug, common cold welded in place is the respond! Read on to larn more.

Does a Rubber Oil Pan Bleed Plug Work?

Sadly, the answer to this question is: Not very well.

My son has a '99 Dodge Intrepid. When he got his oil changed, they said the plug was rusted then desperately that they had to forcefully remove information technology. They replaced it with a safe oil pan bleed plug and brash that the only real solution would be a replacement of the oil pan to the tune of $650.00! Very costly, specially for a college pupil.

In that location was a minor simply steady leak with this rubber plug. He drove to the Wisconsin Dells and left his car parked for two days. When he was gear up to render to Madison, he saw a huge puddle of oil had leaked under his car. The safe plug practically fell out with merely a affect!

Afterward a quick trip to the store for 5 quarts of oil and a funnel and a final "tightening" of the rubber plug (a rubber plug does not take threads, so it is basically shoved into the oil pan drain) he was on his way, filled with fear that the plug would simply fall out, drain all the oil, ruin the engine and go out him stranded on the side of the route.

Until nosotros could come up up with another solution, he had to tighten the rubber plug on a daily footing, check the oil, and maybe add some more if the level was low. This was stressful, to say the least, and it created a bit of a mess wherever he parked the motorcar.

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An automobile mechanic friend suggested a Self Threading Oil Pan Drain Plug. We discovered that the Dodge Intrepid does not accept a standard oil pan plug size. Even knowing the yr, make, and model does not clear that up.

So, we bought a few different sizes of the cocky tapping metal plugs. It took a little experimentation to find the right size. Nosotros finally ended up inserting an Over-sized (OS)xiv.0 mm/1.5 in. cocky tapping oil pan bleed plug. The leak slowed downward considerably simply did not stop completely. The nagging thought of installing a new ane was looming.

The Solution!

Information technology was and so suggested we get a Self Threading Tapered Piggyback Oil Pan Bleed Plug and some JB Weld to common cold weld information technology in identify. This turned out to be a great idea, an easy procedure and hopefully a final solution to the problem.

J-B Weld, Cold Weld Epoxy

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The Process

1. Bleed just nigh every drib of oil from the car. This can accept awhile.
2. Jack the car up in the front, then it tilts away from where the oil pan drain is located. Any remaining oil will pool in the back of the pan, well abroad from the oil pan bleed
3. Make clean the drain plug opening thoroughly with restriction cleaner or acetone and allow the car sit down in that position until the oil pan drain opening is perfectly dry
4. Mix the JB Weld. Squeeze equal parts of the steel and hardener onto a paper plate and mix thoroughly
5. Remove the center role of the plug and set bated.
6. Apply JB Weld to the threads of the oil pan drain plug, both sides of the attached gasket, and the bleed plug opening in the oil pan.
7. Screw the oil pan bleed plug into identify. We used an artist'south paintbrush to apply the JB Weld to the plug, gasket, and oil pan drain opening and we applied some JB Weld around the plug once it was inserted, for added security.

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Piggyback Oil Drain Plug Secured In Place With J-B Weld

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Important Notes and Later on

• It is very of import to thread the oil pan drain plug straight in. Brand sure it is not on an angle before you lot start threading it in. Tighten information technology with a wrench.
• Let the JB Weld dry out overnight (approx.15 hours)
• Apply Anti-Seize to the center part (the Piggyback) and thread it into place. The Anti-Seize will go along the metal from rusting or locking and then tightly that it can't be removed for an oil change.
• When you go for an oil alter, make sure they are familiar with the oil drain plug you have inserted. They need to know that only the Piggyback Center Bolt is removed for an oil change. If they try to remove the whole plug you will, with certainty, need a new oil pan!
• Anti-Seize should be applied to the Piggyback Eye Bolt after every oil change before it is threaded back into the drain plug

Update

The oil leak has non returned as of 04/3/2015!

This article is accurate and true to the all-time of the writer's noesis. Content is for informational or entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for personal counsel or professional advice in business, financial, legal, or technical matters.

Questions & Answers

Question: where practise you find the piggy-back drain plug?

Answer: I believe we went to AutoZone. They can be constitute at nearly auto parts stores, or they tin can gild it for yous.

Question: Did you get any metal shavings in the oil pan using this method?

Respond: No I did not!

Question: In the solution described in this article, what is "the center role of the drain plug"? I have never seen a drain plug that wasn't just a commodities which did not have parts.

Answer: The center part is the piggy back that is removed for an oil change. Information technology does look like a commodities.

Question: How much would a mechanic (not a dealer) charge for fixing this, because I know to replace the full pan would exist too expensive?

Answer: We did it by ourselves and then I'm not sure. Cheaper than replacing the pan though!!

Question: What size for the Cocky Threading Tapered Piggyback Oil Pan Bleed Plug, xiv.0 mm/1.5 in.?

Answer: It was an oversized piggyback plug.

© 2011 Sandi

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