Possible stripped oil pan

[ReconAlex48]

Well the POS oil pan bolt stripped the threads on the oil pan. I torqued to 18ftlbs like it says to do and the bolt just started free spinning. I put a m12 x 1.5 through the threads on the pan but the bolt still won’t get tight enough.
thinking about re threading the oil pan and getting a valved plug but not sure yet.
Has anyone ever removed the drain pan? Doesn’t look very straight forward

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[StupendousA90]

Hey, did you ever figure out the issue with this? Same thing happened to me today. I believe they over torqued it at the dealer and stripped it so when I went to put it back in it wouldn’t ever tighten, it just kept spinning.

 

[MYA90SUPRA]

Hey, did you ever figure out the issue with this? Same thing happened to me today. I believe they over torqued it at the dealer and stripped it so when I went to put it back in it wouldn’t ever tighten, it just kept spinning.

I have not looked close at doing an oil pan on this car, but to fix it right the pan will have to come off if the threads got pulled out. I would recommend thread insert. You drill, tap, and install the insert. Work great even on aluminum.

 

[StupendousA90]

Ok thanks! I’ll see if the dealer can take care of the problem/fault but if not I’ll give that a try. Thanks again?

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