Oil Pan Drain Plug Repair Kit

Expanding rubber oil drain plug.

Oil pan drain plug repair kit.

Time sert stripped oil drain pan repair kits for thre. You will need to purchase the larger m14x1 5 drain plug and washer from your local parts house. M20163 mins caterpillar oil pan drain plug repair kit w tap. The oil drain plug is typically located on the bottom of the engine on the oil pan.

The time sert kit is a bit expensive but it doesn t compare to the cost of replacing the oil pan or the cost of replacing the complete engine because you lost all the. Once that happen you ll leak oil. After a quick trip to the store for 5 quarts of oil and a funnel and a final tightening of the rubber plug a rubber plug does not have threads so it is basically shoved into the oil pan drain he was on his way filled with fear that the plug would simply fall out drain all the oil ruin the engine and leave him stranded on the side of the road. It is used to drain the oil from your pan during an oil change.

If your m12x1 75 oil drain pan already had a failed helicoil the only option we can offer is to use the m14x1 5 drain plug kit p n 1415a to enlarge the thead size from the factory m12x1 75 to m14x1 5. Here are the four options to repair a stripped drain plug. I have had to make at least 50 repairs on oil pans during my automotive career and time sert has been the best oil pan drain bolt repair kit on the market that i have used. If you notice a leak at the oil plug in some cases it can be as simple as replacing the gasket.

If your m12x1 75 oil drain pan already had a failed helicoil the only option we can offer is to use the m14x1 5 drain plug kit p n 1415a to enlarge the thead size from the factory m12x1 75 to m14x1 5. If the bolt or oil pan have been cross threaded you may need a new oil drain plug. Overtighten the oil drain plug and you can strip the threads out of the oil pan. You will need to purchase the larger m14x1 5 drain plug and washer from your local parts house.

Makes repair of aluminum pil pans easy and allows user keep their current drain plug. Designed to be used with the original oil pan plug instead of an aftermarket version. Caterpillar heavy duty oil pan 3406 cat7c3236 raney s. Pt 8910m mins and cat oil pan drain plug insert in stock.

Several companies make a rubber oil drain plug that fit into the oil pan opening and.