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  • damith
    E30 Addict
    • May 2006
    • 422

    #1

    Oil pan thread

    Need all your help on this.

    My oil pan threads worn out where the drain plug fits. Is it an easy fix? or do I have to change the whole oil pan?
    need HELP:drink:
    [All the Bronzit haters]
  • thereisnoyun
    R3VLimited
    • Feb 2007
    • 2301

    #2
    You can try a coarser

    if its screwed up and threaded. Then you can try a coarser thread bolt, it might hold just fine. If it doenst just locktite until you get a new pan.

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    • strad
      Wrencher
      • Jan 2007
      • 241

      #3
      You don't need a new pan. And don't louse it up with loctite or a course-thread bolt.

      Install a thread insert (timesert). My car is proof that it works.
      Last edited by strad; 07-02-2007, 10:25 AM.
      The current fleet:
      1992 325ic: 148k-171k miles
      1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD, 114k-142k miles
      1984 MasterCraft Stars and Stripes Powerslot (not a car :D) PCM Ford 351W, 904 hours

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      • damith
        E30 Addict
        • May 2006
        • 422

        #4
        Originally posted by strad
        You don't need a new pan. And don't louse it up with loctite or a course-thread bolt.

        Install a thread insert (timesert). My car is proof that it works.
        Thanx a lot. where did u buy that?
        [All the Bronzit haters]

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        • strad
          Wrencher
          • Jan 2007
          • 241

          #5
          Actually in my case it was already installed when I bought the car. The shop where the p.o. had the car serviced installed it. I know it's in there, because I had the oil pan out to replace the pan gasket. It works very nicely, and the stock drainplug is retained.
          The current fleet:
          1992 325ic: 148k-171k miles
          1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD, 114k-142k miles
          1984 MasterCraft Stars and Stripes Powerslot (not a car :D) PCM Ford 351W, 904 hours

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