sump plug thread stripped???

[slepar]

i just noticed a leak coming from around my sump plug bolt so i just thought it might be loose so i grabbed a spanner and tried to tighten it and it just spins? anyway to re thread the hole?

[woteva]

Helicoil <-- should be available from your local fastners shop
See the links for info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threaded_insert
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[slepar]

thanks for that info mate but will one of those fit into the sump? the thread isnt very deep??

[Andrew426]

Yeah helicoil would probably be a bit thin. I would just go to the wreckers and pick up a new sump. Drilling and tapping the thread for the helicoil is a sump-off job anyway - so just fit a new one.

[wortus]

Can you fit an oversized sump plug and retap the hole to suit? Most auto parts places stock oversized plugs and rent the appropriate tap.