How to Repair A Stripped Out Aluminum Oil Pan – EricTheCarGuy This happens more often than I like to see. The video covers my feelings just fine. I’ve seen t…
How to Repair A Stripped Out Aluminum Oil Pan – EricTheCarGuy This happens more often than I like to see. The video covers my feelings just fine. I’ve seen t…
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Just a tip, use anti seize and this will allow for easy removal of the
drain plug at services. Also USE THE CORRECT TORQUE SPEC WHEN TIGHTENING!
Buy a retapping kit.
Eric i have the same problem on my 09 honda accord 2.4L. will this work?
please answer back.
thats what happened to my brother in laws dirt bike. the prick he bought it
off used the silicone sealer to cover the stripped bolt.
Is it really easier to pick up a 7 lb impact gun with a compressor hose
hanging from it than to run the bolt in with your hand and give it 3/4 of a
turn with a wrench that you should have in your breast pocket? This happens
SO often it isn’t funny. No quick lube place will EVER lay a finger on any
vehicle of mine.
And always start bolts by hand.
but I didn’t strip the pan with either of your methods… I just tightened
the bolt a little to tight with a wrench on my 2001 pt cruiser and it
stripped, I work at a Ford dealership in the quicklane and literally have
done thousands of oil changes and I have only double gasketed 2 cars and
have never ever stripped an oil pan. but it’s time to change my own oil in
my own car? strrrrrip. didn’t have the 125 for the pan, not including
gaskets. did the silicone method, but it’s still my problem because now my
girlfriend has the car 🙁 lol
Eric have you tried repairing stripped aluminum bolt holes with Alumaloy or
Durafix? I purchased Alumaloy years ago and it had been collecting dust
until this evening when I found out that my son’s 89 Bronco II had a
stripped water pump bolt hole on the timing cover. Unfortunately there does
not seem to be a source for new parts for the Bronco so I remembered I had
the Alumaloy and used it to fix the stripped bolt hole! Curious to see if
you try it and what you think of it?
Eric, I had already installed an expanding plug before I saw this video.
It still leaks. Can I still do this? My vehicle is a 2000 Odyssey.
ya, that was no brainer, how do you unscrew one from the pan when it is
almost welded there, that is the challenge I have with aloy pan and metal
bolt
Hi,thanx for the video very helpful,but a friend of mine try it on his 94
honda accord transmission drain plug and left a small crack which has a
small oil leak,do you think jb waterweld epoxy putty oil resistant might
stop the leak?have you ever use any epoxy putty?did u get good
results?thanks for your videos
Thanks so much man this video really saved my ass lol
ERIC Q: Your OVER-THE-INTERNET viewers do NOT need to wear safety glasses
while they watch you work. Right? So, “amber vision” should only be applied
to viewers live and on the scene! Making us distant viewers essentially
“wear” amber vision safety glasses while watching you work in a video, is
uncalled for and just benefits the Safety Glasses Institute (and makes Moms
happy). Furthermore, some of the more cool of us like to wear sunglasses
while watching your videos – i.e. me, especially when you weld or have
sparks from metal (or fireworks). How the heck are we to wear stupid safety
glasses on top of sunglasses? That’s like wearing 2 condoms (I suppose).
Besides, my crappy PC video card already puts a bad color to skin tones –
add any more yellow and everyone looks like they’re sick, and about to
vomit – like I did in 3rd grade. That, is bad! So, unless you are a
“special” person who needs to wear a helmet indoors, you shouldn’t have to
wear safety glasses just to watch car repair videos!
saved my ass.thanks eric
You can do a timesert repair. We do them at my shop. It is a permanent fix.
It replaces the aluminum threads with steel threads. I can’t stand when
people take their BMW’s to jiffy lube for oil changes… $19.99 is not the
same service as $98.55…
Hi there. Is this the size of bolt for all cars? I have an ’02 Chrysler
Neon and took it in for oil changes for about 1.5 years. This time we went
to change it ourselves and the bolt only spins left and right. No leak
surprisingly but I really want to change the oil and worried about the
whole ordeal now… If I am able to get the plug out will this be a
guarantee for my car too? Thank you for your time.
Tap and dye…
From MCM to lab japan I find ericthecarguy info. Straight to the point
common issues.. keep it up!!
Hi, Can you help me, Eric?! I have a 2002 Honda CRV AWD and I’ve gotten all
the oil pan bolts off. However, the pan itself is held by a sealant and
does not want to come off by hand or with careful prying. It looks to me
that once the pan is loose it should just drop down. Any advice would be
greatly appreciated.
I just stripped out my oil pan threads tightening by hand >_>
A shop stripped my mothers oil pan plug.
HOW fucking hard is is to hand twist a 14mm nut.
thanks Eric, on equestion mine is 15mm thread , and i need 20mm thread, but
you forgot to add washer to it? Is taht still ok. Do you think the sump
block is20mm thick??? what if its 15mm thick.
Better and easier option than replacing the oil pan.
Whats wrong with the oversize drain plug?
Eric you need to be praised for being precisely what people need. Smart,
efficient, logical and all without the smart ass or vulgar stuff that so
many YouTube posters have. I can’t thank you enough for doing it right and
being a person with class. Tipping my hat to you sir. Awesome!!!!!