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 stripped oil drain plug
#819687
06/18/07 01:03 PM
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Joined: Feb 2002
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My oil pan drain plug is stripped and leaking. What are my choices for this repair?
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: 4x4runner]
#819688
06/18/07 03:52 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 525
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did you strip the threads or the plug head?
I've seen self tapping repair kits at a couple of parts shops.
msg - '87 xtracab
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: yodta]
#819689
06/18/07 04:02 PM
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I think just the plug, but I won't know until I take it back out. I guess all the self tapping plugs are the same except maybe the size?
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: 4x4runner]
#819690
06/19/07 01:02 AM
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Joined: Apr 2005
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I'm still unclear -- the threads or the plug head?
the self tapping plugs I've seen are like a two part deal. coarse threads with another plug insert.
I'd say go buy one, then pull yours and have the replacement ready.
Last edited by yodta; 06/19/07 01:03 AM.
msg - '87 xtracab
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: yodta]
#819691
06/19/07 01:32 AM
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Wheeler
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The threads on the plug, not the head of the plug.
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: 4x4runner]
#819692
06/19/07 01:42 AM
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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 76
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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If its the plug threads that are stripped then just get a new plug. If the threads inside the pan are stripped, get the correct tap and put a wad of vaseline on it before you try to chase the threads (the vaseline will accumulate the metal shavings). If that doesnt work well you might just have to get another oil pan <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: 4x4runner]
#819693
06/19/07 02:12 AM
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Joined: Jan 2001
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Usually if the plug is stripped, the pan is stripped too.
The right way to do it is to get a new pan. Try chasing the threads first though. A quick fix is a "butterfly" looking universal drain plug from dorman. Its a big rubber plug that has a butterfly style screw like a drywall anchor that goes inside your oil pan. Used to use them on Ford fleet vans on the job. Some leaked, some didn't.
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Re: stripped oil drain plug
[Re: Adam F]
#819694
06/19/07 04:34 PM
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Joined: Aug 2005
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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They make a self-tapping oversized oil drain plug you should be able to get at any autoparts store, made just for this problem.
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