Oil Drain Plug

[ExplodingCake]

Ok don't let my post count and regional moderator stats fool you. But I just did my first oil change.

My oil pan plug thread was stripped by one of the oil change shops months ago and I was not even notified about it.

While I was doing my oil change I noticed the plug was not tight and I tried to tighten it up but it won't tighten anymore because the pan was stripped.

Thing what I can do now is:
- Put the bolt in and bomb it with sealant until it hardens



So question is , do you guys have any tricks before I go spending some money?

I also want to out a bigger bolt in for the time being. If it's a good idea what kind of bolt will I use?

TIA.

[C91BLX7]

My plug leaked horribly, so what I did was get a 17MM plug from honda and then re-threaded the pan for 17mm, no leaks so far!

[ExplodingCake]

So rethreading is my only option or replace the oil pan itself, then. haha thanks.

[foamypirate]

I believe you can get self tapping bolts that are hollow, which you screw into the oilpan, and allow you to put another bolt inside. That's what we did on my dads truck.

________
Oil Pan  |
         |__   
         |  |--| < Little bolt inside self-tapping hollow bolt inside oilpan.
big bolt>|__|--|
_________|

[NAiL05]

I would just retap it. Just be sure to take out the lil bits of metal that go in the pan. This is where a magnetic drain plug comes in handy. But rethread and get another bolt from honda as mentioned. Well the bolt is kind of optional depending on how the threads are. If they looked fucked up get a new one they dont cost much. If you have money to spend a magnetic one wouldnt be bad to invest in.

[esskater892]

get a re tap. its better than sealing it up. also a new bolt haha
there are tools that do that too. go to any hardware shop and ask about re taping or something.
its a easy fix

[johnnyo032003]

i stripped my oil drain plug in my old subaru and my dad had a kit to tap it for a bigger plug so i'm on the retap it and put a bigger plug in it bandwagon as well...

[3tcRob]

Most of the time you can get a new drain plug and it will clean up the threads on the pan no problems or you can get a oversize one wich pretty much recuts the pan it start off as a taper and gets a little bigger towards the head and cuts new treads

[ExplodingCake]

Thanks for the help guys. I'll go the retap route then.

Eh nothing much I can do this evening except pray that sealant hold it off for a week.

I'm hella screwed because this is what I get for school and work combo and not much time fixing and shit. I wanna do it myself instead of spending lots of money for an easy task.

I'll just have to check the oil before going.

So the tapping should be 17mm , correct?

[NAiL05]

The head of the bolt is 17mm as for the thread I forgot what diameter and pitch it was. Maybe the honda people know? Anyone got a service diagram handy lol.

[ExplodingCake]

The head of the bolt is 17mm as for the thread I forgot what diameter and pitch it was. Maybe the honda people know? Anyone got a service diagram handy lol.

hahaha.. thanks nail. I'll ask the service people tomorrow.

[3tcRob]

I'm pretty sure it is m10-1.50 pitch

[kit-to-lip]

u could just re-thread the pan for a bigger bolt