Reply With QuoteLike you havent thought of this already: tap it out to use a bigger plug or use ptfe tape.
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You ain't gonna believe this bonehead move (not BMW but applicable)
ARGGGGGH!!!!
Well, after ~20 years of wrenching, it finally happened. Stripped the oil drain plug threads in the pan.
*shakes head*
Worse yet, it’s not on the beater NX … no I would barely care then.
It’s the MR2.
*shudder*
I know that I SHOULD simply get another pan, but that may take a while as the 20V Silvertop pan is different from the run o mill 4AGs that were shipped here. A 7AG may do the trick but still, then I may have to pull the headers as they seem to be 1 piece from exh ports under the engine. Even if I don’t plan on tracking the car till fixed right, I really don’t want it sitting in the garage the whole time.
Suggestions?
Besides never, EVER using a ½in torque wrench and aftermarket gasket again......
PS - Backlog of posts soon to follow now that our EPA audit is underway.
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94 BMW 530iT&A 140K, ‘Helga’ ( Shleppen Schnell, Boat Bus *splash* )
92 BMW 325i 160K, ‘Rolf’ ( Euro vision equipped *woot* )
93 Datsun NX2000 190K ‘Carla’ ( Uber heated seat & rust holes *shakes head* )
85 Toyo MR2 140K ‘Jerry’ ( Showcar/track toy, killer mpg, way more fun than a Prius *grin* )
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Like you havent thought of this already: tap it out to use a bigger plug or use ptfe tape.
2 Grand Master
don't feel bad. I actually stripped and broke the bolt in my bmw drain pain, had to use a tool to drill into it and remove it. it happens to everyone.
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++Originally Posted by ArnZ!
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What about retapping to the closest SAE thread plug?
Grease and a magnet on the tap should ease fears of chips. If the pan is aluminum the chips are "digestible".
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