DiecellDan
Registered User
My oil pan plug is stripped badly. Tried going up a size which didn't work. Tried using an ecoplug but leaks. Anyone have a solid solution?
I was thinking about something like that too. Either that or weld on one of those drain plugs that you flip a small lever to drain your oil.
Consider welding in a npt bung and screwing in a heat sensitive valve. Also if you don't have a welder or can't confidently weld that gauge steel I'm sure an exhaust shop would do it very inexpensivelyThe heat of welding might damage the valve type of drain. I think they're brass anyway, not steel. At least the one I had once was, made by Fumoto.
I was thinking about something like that too. Either that or weld on one of those drain plugs that you flip a small lever to drain your oil.
The problem with a valve on the oil pan is in the freak accident it opens some how....not worth the risk. Maybe a special valve your speaking of?
That's better than what I was thinking, I'd still stick with a bolt imo. Pretty interesting though.
I'm wondering about the safety of welding on an oil pan, coated with oil on the inside... if the heat and sparks ignite the vapors, the valley pan (and maybe the oil pan too) will suddenly have a completely different shape...
I guess it's possible to purge the interior with CO2 or argon, but nobody's mentioned that.