I feel so stupid for this (so don't flame me) but I over tightened the drain plug previously and 3000 miles later,I just found that out that the plug is completely stripped while doing oil change...

Don't ask how I did it... last I changed the oil, it was too cold so I didn't bother using torque wrench thnking that it would be fine...and I feel real stupid for doing that...[sm=headbang.gif]

It's stripped and won't come off... Is there a way to salvage it still or do i need to replace the oil pane? [sm=boohoo.gif]

Any helpful tip is appreciated...

 

If you can't get it out, then you'll have to drill and remove it with a special tool. Obviously you'll need to get a new plug, but you shouldn't have to replace the pan.

 

you could try and easy out or try grinding a slot into the head and using a big screw driver

 

thats what i would do.

 

I did that last summer. I went to sears, bought a bolt extractor 1/2" socket and got it off that way. As you keep turning, it digs deeper into the bolt, it came right out for me after that.

 

no no no the pan is aluminium. use a helicoil kit from autozone, pepboys, and autmotive store near u. i stripped a bolt in my pan tried to re tap it and it didnt work bc it was aluminium and i used that kit and what a life saver. if that fails i have a oilpan i can sell u

 

Thanks for the info fellas!!

I want to salvage the oil pan so I'll try audihere's advice after I get the plug out... Hopefully the oil pan wasn't stripped too much...

Thanx again!!

 

dont worry one of my friends did that, we had to drill it out. it was a mess. had to get a new plug