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Discussion Starter • #1 • Nov 22, 2007 ... inside the existing drain plug hole, this would be a lot stronger than the existing thread in the oil pan too. - Sir William Lyons, Chairman, British Leyland, 2016 Charger Scat Pack/LMI Intake/3.70 gears/Longtube headers/Borla Atak/Active exhaust delete/Hemifever Tuning, ===> Click HERE to register for the Annual Spring LxFestival, DVMMC - Delaware Valley Modern Mopar Club, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: VENDOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, General LX Discussion (1st Gen - 2005 to 2010), General LX Discussion (2nd Gen - 2011 to 2014), Charger Discussion (1st Gen - 2006 to 2010), Charger Discussion (2nd Gen - 2011 to 2014), 300 General Discussion (1st Gen - 2005 to 2010), 300 General Discussion (2nd Gen - 2011 to 2014), 300 General Discussion (3rd Gen - 2015 + ), The Detroit Report (ok...Asia and Europe too), Lx Forums | Dodge Charger Challenger Magnum | SRT Hellcat | SRT8 | Chrysler 300 Forum, If this is your first visit, be sure to Oil drain plugs are what the car uses to keep oil in the oil pan. Started with a 12 point socket, that started to damage the bolt head, so bought a 14mm six point impact socket. After 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 have 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 leave him stranded on the side of the road. At least when it comes to oil drain plugs, which is what this thread is all about. Back in my (much) younger years, yours truly stripped out the drain plug oil pan threads on a 1977 Suzuki. This will create a vacuum inside the engine and prevent oil from exiting the pan. Was hoping to know if anyone had ever had the crank case apart to see if the hole is broken inside the crank case. Looking for a new one so I don't have to deal with it again. It may not display this or other websites correctly. An oil pan is made from either stamped steel or aluminum, and either metal can be damaged if the oil drain bolt is over-tightened or cross-threaded. JavaScript is disabled. Unfortunately, on the Vanagon the oil > S>: drain plug is recessed, so it's practically impossible to get a > S>: decent pair of vicegrips on the thing. Archived. My oil drain plug got rounded off, my channel locks aren't working, and and i don't have vice-grips..... does anybody know how to get it off? Oil loss should be minimal if you are good at swapping. Remove the oil drain plug again and inspect the threads. I’ve been able to remove all I saw from the drain hole and it looks like shiny metal now, albeit stripped threads. It will come off. OP, if it were me in your shoes ?, I would locate the paper work for the oil change, and head back to the dealership, and try to have a word with the manager there. rounded the oil drain plug. You must log in or register to reply here. If you notice a leak coming from the plug, it’s never OK to ignore it. Only 13 left in stock - order soon. Oil drain plug rounded off Went to Change my oil in my car and noticed dealership rounded my oil drain plug off last change, best solution to get it off? Does anybody have the size of the oil plug bolt so I can get another one? Well, all went smoothly until I went to replace the oil drain plug. or should I use a self-tapping drain plug (right hand side 1 … Put it on my impact wrench, it made a few turns, success I thought. yes I know this is a royal pain to do, spec if you have never split an engine case ?!. Which side go... Visit the post for more. and i guess the tech must of used an air tool on it. so i rounded off my oil drain plug. Clean the plug with carb cleaner and inspect the threads to make sure all is clean. Last time I did this to my old 99 Corolla, my face went pale white like a ghost and I spent the rest of the day trying to figure out how the heck I was going to remove that stupid bolt! One must be sure to understand the Honda manual torque values for bolt sizes, otherwise a shiny new torque wrench set to the wrong value does more harm than good. Buy a bolt removal socket from any auto parts store and hammer that sucker on. Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by laigepeavitt, Jun 20, 2020. Remove and Replace a Rounded / Stripped Oil Drain Plug for 2005 Chrysler Sebring Tools neededHarbor Freight Bolt Extractor Test9 Pc 3/8 in. It is easy to remove rounded off drain plugs with professional tools. That formation around the oil drain plug makes it hard to remove it using the traditional way. check out the. I got it off with an extractor and back on with vice grips. Good luck! Also what size is the plug so I can buy a new one. By simply replacing your factory oil drain plug at your next oil change with the No-Spill™ oil drain plug, you will eliminate common draining problems including messy oil changes, stripped oil pans and overtightened plugs. And that's when I found out that I could not remove the original oil plug because it was rounded off. If you notice a leak at the oil plug, in some cases it can be as simple as replacing the gasket. may or may not help ?, but its worth a shot. If dealing with a stripped aluminum oil pan on your Volvo and the drain plug will no longer tighten up, you’ve come to the right place. The Drain Plug Gasket of the oil drain plug has a flat side and a rounded side (that is to be crushed as I understand). The solution? Then undo the old plug, plug the hole with your finger, then swap to the new plug. Should I heat up the bolt first? As to the rest, I have never stripped an oil drain plug, nor have I ever had one fall out, in ~35 years of a variety of mechanical applications, so I'm going to stand by my original position that a torque wrench is absolutely not necessary for me to use when installing an oil drain plug. Well, today I decided that I was going to do an oil change on the Suzuki GZ250 I just bought. Honda Motorcycle OEM Parts, Babbitts Honda Partshouse, https://www.nc700-forum.com/threads/dealer-and-oil-pan-plug-emoji2959-emoji2959-emoji2959.15848/, Dealer and Oil Pan Plug [emoji2959][emoji2959][emoji2959], 4.5 liters on oil change with over sized filter, MISC parts for sale (make me an offer, not trying to make money, just want to get them out of my garage), DCT Error Code 52 and DCT Error Code 57 at 28,000 miles with ants, 2019 Honda NC 750X (As New Condition...Wellton AZ). Source: lots of lube shop experience other than this ?, myself..i would replace the engine case that has the stripped drain plug. 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