Umm…

[Drewcity75]

So

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[MYA90SUPRA]

Did you get the old seal off for the drain plug? Lots of them stick to the oil pan and when you put the plug back in with a new seal you reduce the amount of threads for the drain plug and can cause the threads to pull out.

 

[Drewcity75]

Did you get the old seal off for the drain plug? Lots of them stick to the oil pan and when you put the plug back in with a new seal you reduce the amount of threads for the drain plug and can cause the threads to pull out.

Yes I did and when I removed it, it wasn’t even crushed. Heck, when I first removed the plug, it didn’t take any effort to remove so I was surprised that it wasn’t leaking.

 

[SD_MK]

A cross thread is nature's loctite

 

[climhazzard]

Just a case of not threading it on by hand first? I imagine it’ll unfortunately require a new pan (unless they place an insert on there…I’d probably go new pan).

 

[Drewcity75]

Just a case of not threading it on by hand first? I imagine it’ll unfortunately require a new pan (unless they place an insert on there…I’d probably go new pan).

I definitely threaded it by hand. I then slowly tighten it. Then it just kept on spinning with zero tension. I am also unable to remove the plug…just keeps spinning in both directions. I wonder if a TIME-SERT drain plug repair kit will work? Life sucks right now. Possibly 2k to replace the pan.

 

[climhazzard]

I definitely threaded it by hand. I then slowly tighten it. Then it just kept on spinning with zero tension. I am also unable to remove the plug…just keeps spinning in both directions. I wonder if a TIME-SERT drain plug repair kit will work? Life sucks right now. Possibly 2k to replace the pan.

That’s quite odd while using a torque wrench (assuming it’s calibrated and such).

$2k doesn’t surprise me; I have not confirmed this in the service manual, but I believe the crossmember may have to come down to get access to the oil pan so there’s some labor involved.

 

[puzzled]

Yes I did and when I removed it, it wasn’t even crushed. Heck, when I first removed the plug, it didn’t take any effort to remove so I was surprised that it wasn’t leaking.

Sounds like it was maybe defective from the factory. Good thing you did the work because chances are, dealer would just bandaid fix it without telling you and you drive off.. and when you most need the car to run, thing leaks.

 

[Munkeeboi]

Sounds like it was maybe defective from the factory. Good thing you did the work because chances are, dealer would just bandaid fix it without telling you and you drive off.. and when you most need the car to run, thing leaks.

But had the dealership done the work, it would have likely been covered by warranty.

 

[Drewcity75]

Do y’all think a time-sert can fix this? I don’t mechanic but I’ve been researching. It’s so depressing that one little plug can put your car out of commission.

 

[Thill444]

Do y’all think a time-sert can fix this? I don’t mechanic but I’ve been researching. It’s so depressing that one little plug can put your car out of commission.

Either a helicoil or time-sent should work without replacing the pan. I would personally go time-sert but you probably want a pro to do this.

Keep your head up, stuff happens.

 

[Thill444]

Also Google pointed me to this. Might be a good guide if you do this yourself.
https://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1740707

 

[Thill444]

Sorry one more thing. It’s possible only the threads on the new drain plug we’re stripped. I’ve heard of that happening. So it may just need a new plug/washer.

 

[Axix23]

I would try ordering a new drain plug first just to rule that out.

 

[puzzled]

But had the dealership done the work, it would have likely been covered by warranty.

While risking them breaking other non related things and leaving a mess of oil in your engine bay in addition to using the wrong oil, wrong amount, smudges in the interior, scratches and swirls and even possibly dings while parked?

Oil change is a simple task car folks do all the time at home. OP did nothing wrong from the read. Just unlucky with a faulty plug. Could’ve happened to anyone.

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