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Oil Pan/Plug stripped - Dyno tomorrow :-(
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<blockquote data-quote="StangSupremacy" data-source="post: 12088188" data-attributes="member: 123645"><p>After a month of trying to schedule a retune (tomorrow), I decided to change out the oil to get a fresh set for the dyno tune. At the same time, I was going to install a drain valve so that I never have to remove/reinstall the drain plug. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, when I was backing the bolt out, I noticed a VERY slight resistance so I stopped and threaded the bolt back in. On the way back out and after ~ 1-2 full turns, the bolt just kept free spinning. It was enough so only drops are coming out of the bolt, and it only drips if I am spinning it. So I know that its either the bolt that stripped (hopefully) or the pan. I tried to push the plug as I re-tighten, but it wouldn’t catch. It was late at night and I was so angry since I’ve been having so many issues with the car lately, so I decided to call it a night and I will work on it again tonight. </p><p></p><p>After doing a lot of research, I found people were using Vice-grips to lock into the bolt, pull, and at the same time try to catch the threads to come out. I am trying to get the bolt out without screwing up the threads in the pan. Since I will be using the drain valve going forward , I am just concerned with getting it to seal nice and tight one more time. If the threads on the pan are slightly messed up, do you think a helli coil would work good enough to seal the valve into place ? Has this happened to anyone before? What would you recommend to help pull the bolt and also to re-thread? Thanks for the input guys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StangSupremacy, post: 12088188, member: 123645"] After a month of trying to schedule a retune (tomorrow), I decided to change out the oil to get a fresh set for the dyno tune. At the same time, I was going to install a drain valve so that I never have to remove/reinstall the drain plug. Anyways, when I was backing the bolt out, I noticed a VERY slight resistance so I stopped and threaded the bolt back in. On the way back out and after ~ 1-2 full turns, the bolt just kept free spinning. It was enough so only drops are coming out of the bolt, and it only drips if I am spinning it. So I know that its either the bolt that stripped (hopefully) or the pan. I tried to push the plug as I re-tighten, but it wouldn’t catch. It was late at night and I was so angry since I’ve been having so many issues with the car lately, so I decided to call it a night and I will work on it again tonight. After doing a lot of research, I found people were using Vice-grips to lock into the bolt, pull, and at the same time try to catch the threads to come out. I am trying to get the bolt out without screwing up the threads in the pan. Since I will be using the drain valve going forward , I am just concerned with getting it to seal nice and tight one more time. If the threads on the pan are slightly messed up, do you think a helli coil would work good enough to seal the valve into place ? Has this happened to anyone before? What would you recommend to help pull the bolt and also to re-thread? Thanks for the input guys. [/QUOTE]
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