How to Repair A Stripped Out Aluminum Oil Pan

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/
This happens more often than I like to see. The video covers my feelings just fine. I've seen those drain bolt repair kits, they leak so those of you that have mentioned that in the comments have been referred to this description just to read that. Life would be good if this didn't happen but it does and here is the fix, I hope it saves you a lot of headache in the future as well as a BUNCH of money.

Stay dirty

ETCG

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[m33p0n3]

As a manager at a Walmart tire shop: THANK YOU. It's nice to see somebody else with a passionate hatred towards people who screw up something as simple as putting a bolt into a hole. And for the record, I can assure you and everyone else that every drain plug that comes through my shop not only goes in with a wrench, it gets torqued to the manufacturer's spec.

[EricTheCarGuy]

@m33p0n3 Thank you sir! We need a few thousand more of you!

[KayMonarch]

This makes me want to start changing my own oil again...

[EricTheCarGuy]

@KayMonarch Not a bad idea, it could save you quite a bit of money not to mention getting to know your car better is never a bad thing.

[AthenasConquest]

why did the manafactures ditch the steel oil pans you can weld a nut onto the outside of the oil pan much stronger than the toyko revenge alloy casting japan mass produces

[EricTheCarGuy]

@AthenasConquest I believe I have an answer to that. With an aluminum pan you get a lot more rigidity meaning that there is less flex to the block with a 'solid' pan rather than a flexible steal one. This makes it so they can actually make a 'thinner' block which would be lighter and therefore make for better fuel economy. That's just my theory anyway.

[EricTheCarGuy]

@oHaixD Whatever capital boy. Thanks for your closed minded comment, at least I have a reasonable argument for what I suggest and I'd go head to head anytime to see what method is 'faster', I was a flat rate tech for years BTW and I know all too well that time is money but to each his own.

[EricTheCarGuy]

@choi3ed Let me put it this way, if your engine is old and has run regular oil stay with it and save your money. I've seen more than one occasion where someone switched to synthetic or 'special' oil only to find that it leaks more and burns more oil after the switch. That stuff is good for new engines but I don't recommend it for old ones.

[norbi7631]

also add that it is good to drill a hole inside and get round nedumium magnet in the hole in the scrue, the hole for the magnet should be at least 0.01mm smaller than magnet diameter, plus cold/hot way of placing it in the hole (but small hammer plus piece of wood should do it

[ranger4x42011]

@EricTheCarGuy question relating to oil pans and stripped out bolts, is there a way that a very good trick like this can be done on steel oil pans as well? i dont see too many steel oil pans on cars now a days alot are aluminum but can do this same trick with them? Oh BTW, thank you for sayin how stupid it is to use an airgun to put those in, who does that stuff? thats a big do not do that

[1112223333111]

use a rubber plug

[1974Alfa5Spd]

That explains why the oil plug on my old pan looked like that.

[thekid11227]

@EricTheCarGuy HI ERIC I DID LIKE THIS ON MY TRANSMISSION DRAIN BOLT I STRIPPED THE SIDE NOW I JUST USED JB WELD BUT THERES STILL ALIL BIT OIL COMING OUT,,PLEASE ANY IDEA?HONDA CIVIC 2003 THANK U FOR UR HELPFUL VIDEOS GOD BLESS

[NTKsuckit]

@EricTheCarGuy @oHaixD also helicoil kits cost around 20 dollars if your lucky  and a new bolt about 3 at the moss

[ninjaseven1]

this actually happened to me once. what happened was the mechanic drilled a slightly bigger hole in my pan and threaded that. The we just stuck and bigger drain plug in there and we were all good! it was all about 90 bucks or so. almost all labor. could this possibly be a better way to fix a stripped out oil pan? also, the stripping was my fault, i over tightened the bolt, but i did only use a wrench, maybe i don't know my own strength lol XD

[brandon1997bmx]

Is this bolt size for any oil pan or or just get a longer bolt with the same threads that the stripped bolt has ??

[wangbungal]

@EricTheCarGuy thats what I noticed on my Honda accord 1999, after I switch, after 2000 miles, I have check engine light about the VTEC running low on oil,tsk tsk,

[wangbungal]

@oHaixD thats too much work, plus the time you spent on that, with this method, i already chugged two heinekens after I measure and cut like Eric did and mow my lawn,just my thought..