DIY | STRIPPED ENGINE OIL PAN BEST FIX!

[jacobj]

Has to be the most well put together and condensed video with exactly how this is done! Thank you!

[NIGHTSTALKERsixsixsix]

Try using wheel bearing grease on drill tip when drilling and tapping it. put grease on the tip and go slow back and fourth so each time you take out the drill and the tap the old / bad threads will stick to the grease. been doing it this way forever and no worries. good video thanks

[glenglene]

oil shop stripped the oil pan thread on my dad's car. Instead of him spending several hundreds to replace the oil pan, I used JB weld to permanently seal around the drain bolt and bought an electric oil extract pump for $18. After several oil changes, and I think using the oil extractor is much cleaner and not as messy as draining oil. I also use the oil extractor on my car because of convenient. The oil flows much faster if you start the engine and let it runs for five minutes before extracting oil.

[valerioromero]

I changed my transmission a year ago and the mechanic stripped out the plug, now the transmission clinic place wants to charge me $643.00 for a new pan, I will do this instead, thank you for the clear content!👍🏻

[kentaylor]

Great video, very easy to follow. Stripped a Bobcat CT235 tractor oil pan, but this was exactly the same process. Love the little vacuum hack too.

[chriswlfp]

You should have used a tap guide. The time-sert kits sold for an oil drain plug repair always include one. It is critical for the tap to start perpendicular to the surface the plug presses up against, otherwise the plug will leak. Also, no need to use Loctite. The plug is designed to remain in place.

[Ayyaii]

Thanks for this!
I stripped out the threads on my fiance's '07 Mazda 5. I COMPLETELY removed the threads on the pan somehow, like they came out on the bolt. I'm not sure if someone messed with it in the past because I wasn't nearly as rough with it as I usually am on any other pan, but we're gonna see about tapping new threads before replacing the pan entirely

[jth]

If you put grease on your tap you will catch your chips - you will have to pull out the tap once or twice to clean it up to clear the chips and redo the grease

[wxfield]

Don't worry so much about the shavings in the pan. 
Most of them are tiny enough that the oil pump will handle them w/o any problems. 
A decent-quality oil filter will prevent any of them from getting to the engine.
I wish I had known about those temporary plugs sooner..I could have driven the car while I was waiting for my threadsert kit to arrive.

[nmartin]

Great and Concise video!! Very informative. Discovered that the oil plug is stripped on my new to me 93 Dodge van. I’m sure it was done by one of those quick oil change places. I won’t go near them.

[mjk]

Thanks for the info!! Check this out.... I bought a 2007 Honda Pilot with 101k miles from a Honda Dealership. A day later I noticed and oil drip out of the drain bolt. I tried to tighten the bolt but it was already stripped. Brought it back to the dealer and they apparently did what you are recommending. A few days later I noticed the leak again. Then I took matters into my own hands. Drove the truck up on some gorilla ramps removed the drain plug, drained the oil and inspected the hole. Would you believe the idiots at the dealership did your exact procedure but they did not put the insert in straight or far enough. So there was a slight lip protruding out on the bottom side of the hole. My solution was to ...file down the protruding piece so my drain bolt and washer would be flush against the opening. Results....NO MORE LEAK!! Moral of this story: NEVER TRUST A DEALERSHIP FOR WORK YOU YOUR VEHICLE EVEN IF IT'S FREE!!! GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO. Also, I bet they did not vacuum out the pan like you, because I noticed metal shavings when I drained the oil!!!! OMG!!!

[rl]

I might have to do this soon. I partially stripped my oil pan but with a little silicon in the threads I was able to get it to torque to 29 ft. lbs as the spec calls for. No leaks so far but I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks for the vid.

[gooburrum]

Very clear instructions. I was never really sure how they worked.

[anotherdayinparadise]

Great DIY.. did it for my E60 M5. Drain plug has been slowly weeping for 4 years while always torquing it 18ftlbs and wondered why and it finally gave out. I had the shop vaccum and improvised nozzle on it during the whole process. Should have came like this from the factory. Installing a Fumoto valve next oil change. Back in business again making 610hp+ with a custom tune and E85..

[pbc]

I would pour in Kerosene or Paint Thinner about 1 gallon to wash out the chips... Or use some compressed air going in the top and blowing out the bottom as I was working on the new hole. .... Yep, Great video and I would try this before a new pan.... cheaper way, just buy a drill and a tap of next bigger plug size, buy a bigger standard drain plug.

[brownboy]

99 Tahoe fixing this week thanks to you.

[fuexiong]

Life saver! I have a BMW that had the oil pan stripped by Firestone but they refuse to admit that. I called BMW and they said it'll cost $5000 to replace the whole oil pan.

[willworkfish]

Straight to the point, and we’ll put together video… I’ll say one thing, your choice. But, just a suggestion, stay far, far, far away from Pennzoil, stuff is not good at all

[AwesomenessIskey]

You don't have to worry too much about particals. Anything that size is picked up by sump or pickup strainer

[kadengolda]

you're a life saver! just did this on my motorcycle