Stripped Pan
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You can take off the oil pan and take it to a shop and have them re-weld on that bung, or pop it out and weld on a new bung...it shouldn't cost much at all.
The hard part is taking the pan off and replacing the gasket...but depending on your skill level, that isn't bad.
I woudl just tow it to the shop (or drive if it still has oil), and have them mess with it...I can't immagine more than 100 bucks
The hard part is taking the pan off and replacing the gasket...but depending on your skill level, that isn't bad.
I woudl just tow it to the shop (or drive if it still has oil), and have them mess with it...I can't immagine more than 100 bucks
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Sorry, yea oil pan.
Taking out the oil pan isn't an option right now because of where I live and my schedule. Time is takes to learn how too since I've never done it before. I need it fixed real soon.
There is still oil in it so I can drive it....but I've heard stories of this costing an arm and a leg if the oil pan needs to be replaced.
There's no rubber plug or someone after market I can use if I manage to get the bolt out? I didn't want to try taking it out without first having a replacement idea.
I don't know if its the bolt or the pan thats stripped.
Taking out the oil pan isn't an option right now because of where I live and my schedule. Time is takes to learn how too since I've never done it before. I need it fixed real soon.
There is still oil in it so I can drive it....but I've heard stories of this costing an arm and a leg if the oil pan needs to be replaced.
There's no rubber plug or someone after market I can use if I manage to get the bolt out? I didn't want to try taking it out without first having a replacement idea.
I don't know if its the bolt or the pan thats stripped.
#10
Well that's good to know.....hopefully I can just get a replacement bolt and that'll be the end of the problem. *Fingers crossed*
#11
There was a cool tip on Extreme 4X4 not to long ago about welding a washer and nut on one side of the pan, and then a washer on the other, and then using a bolt.
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Kind of what I did for my tranny. I just had my mechanic weld a nut on the pan and used a short bolt with rubber washer. This way I change my tranny fluid every 9k miles (3 oil changes).
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I did try that and it was coming out a bit but then stopped progressing. I didn't want to take it out if I wasn't able to put something back in. At least with it in, I can drive it to the shop if the pan is stripped.
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