striped oil pan threads
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looks like the jackasses at jiffy-lube stripedthe threads onmy oil pan when i went to kansas for a visit... just noticed it tonight when i went to change my oil. what can be done with out changing the oil pan out? i found one at autozone for alittle less than $100, where can i get a new one cheaper?
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RE: striped oil pan threads
it just keeps turning and turning.... it will start to get tight and then go loose real fast! i thought something was up when i took the plug off and there was a piece of metal that looked like a spring right at the edge... i've never used a tap and dye... how does it work? would i have to get a larger plug?
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RE: striped oil pan threads
ebay........ would be your cheapest bet...
but if ya need the bolt in thier ASAP and your GONNA SWAP out the pan... just get some epoxy, mix it up and push some of it into the bolt hole threads then more on the bolt and just snug the bolt the best ya can and wait until the epoxy is dry before puting any oil in it..... should be fine till ya replace the oil pan.... but it will be trashed then.
but if ya need the bolt in thier ASAP and your GONNA SWAP out the pan... just get some epoxy, mix it up and push some of it into the bolt hole threads then more on the bolt and just snug the bolt the best ya can and wait until the epoxy is dry before puting any oil in it..... should be fine till ya replace the oil pan.... but it will be trashed then.
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RE: striped oil pan threads
yeah... wish i could do something about it, but i don't know where it was! i just know i was somewhere in kansas city! this sucks!
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It doesnt look that hard to swap out. Only like 10 bolts or somthing.
I would be sooooooooo pissed if I was you. A $20 oil change with a $100 mistake.[:@]
It doesnt look that hard to swap out. Only like 10 bolts or somthing.
I would be sooooooooo pissed if I was you. A $20 oil change with a $100 mistake.[:@]
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RE: striped oil pan threads
ya thats why i always do my own work....LOL most those quickie lube places hire these kids..... hell i knew a few of them in school that worked at the walmart car center..... and one of them got fired for not puting the drain plug back in! and the owner drove off and engine locked up shortly down the road.LOL
i messed up my impalas old oil pan a few times.... but its american steel..... and i just welded anew bung on it....
i messed up my impalas old oil pan a few times.... but its american steel..... and i just welded anew bung on it....
