Drain Plug on APS Oil Pan TQ Specs?? HELP!
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People, you have to be very careful torquing down oil drain bolts on ALUMINUM oil pans....
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the universal plug is tricky.. if you tighten it too much it will break off in the pan.. which i had to drop the lower oil pan to fix.. and if you don't tighten it enough it will leak.. it will leak regaurdless underboost because it can't hold pressure..
the plan?
buy a new bolt.. thats bigger and retap the hole, but witha quick oil drain valve and using some thread lock
http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/Pr...ductCode=F106N
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When mine stripped out two years ago days before ZdayZ I had to remove the pan and use an arbor press to apply pressure on the back side of the bolt to force it out. I then retapped it to a 5/8" hole and used a hex head bolt from Fastenal.
I have since never changed my oil and never had a problem!
I have since never changed my oil and never had a problem!
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I can get a stock pan off in 5 min or less. Just use one of these
and one of these
and tap here to break the seal, then slowly and carefully pry it apart. Be careful not to gouge the aluminum upper pan, or bend the steel lower pan.
and one of these
and tap here to break the seal, then slowly and carefully pry it apart. Be careful not to gouge the aluminum upper pan, or bend the steel lower pan.
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i would assume if the screw was striped and you were able to get a flathead between the pan and bolt and use some sort of fulcrum(rubber mallet) that you could apply pressure down on the flathead while unscrewing the bolt to back it out. might be worth a shot for people who dont want to take off the pan.
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