Problem: Oil Drain Plug stripped!
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Problem: Oil Drain Plug stripped!
Recently had my oil changed and sure enough it started leaking oil around the drain plug. At first I wasn't sure of the cause because the plug is the low point, but I crawled under the truck today and tried to loosen the drain plug and it turns and turns but doesn't go anywhere. So... any thoughts on where to go from here? Any chance its just the plug itself? or should I go ahead start looking for a new oil pan?
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That actually happened to my acura and I just ended up getting an oversized drain plug and it fixed it....but i dont give a crap about that car...but i would see what it is for sure first
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Ugh. I hate stuff like that.
Try whatever you can to get that plug out, and I would drill and re-tap to the next size up if the pan is stripped. Toyota must have a larger drain plug on another model.
Basically, you don't want to deal with changing out the pan, its a PIA since you have to drop the diff. I did it a few months ago, took a whole day to get it open and out. :/
Try whatever you can to get that plug out, and I would drill and re-tap to the next size up if the pan is stripped. Toyota must have a larger drain plug on another model.
Basically, you don't want to deal with changing out the pan, its a PIA since you have to drop the diff. I did it a few months ago, took a whole day to get it open and out. :/
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try and get the plug out if you can. You may get lucky and it might just be a stripped plug. I have seen plugs strip and the pan was still good. However, I also have had bad luck with trying to use an oversized plug but have seen a few that worked. I work at a dealer and have seen it happen a couple of times. Toyota uses a welded nut inside the pan. generally when you try and drill it and put an oversized plug in it, the nut breaks loose and you still end up having to replace the pan. This may have been what happened to yours. whoever tightened it up may have gotten a little overzealous and way overtorqued it to the point that the nut broke loose. Or, they may have cross threaded it and ran it in till it wouldn't go anymore and broke it loose. no telling what happened untill you get it off. Not be the downer in the group but don't be suprised if you end up replacing the pan. Good luck. Btw, as far as I know, Toyota only uses one sized drain plug.
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Ugh is right...
I think I'm going to wait for as long as possible since the oil in there is brand new (synthetic). Once I get sick of adding oil and seeing it in my driveway I'll get the plug out and let you know how it goes.
Many thanks for all who responded!
I think I'm going to wait for as long as possible since the oil in there is brand new (synthetic). Once I get sick of adding oil and seeing it in my driveway I'll get the plug out and let you know how it goes.
Many thanks for all who responded!
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ok, so i decided I couldn't sit and watch my truck bleed so I took off the skidplates and pulled out the drain plug (vise grips and a lot of pulling while turning) to find a few interesting things.
First, the plug was stripped not the pan! So great news there. A quick trip to autozone and 6.71 later I was back in business.
Second, I found that I had been carrying around a friend from sometime in my skidplates! (see below)
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments!
First, the plug was stripped not the pan! So great news there. A quick trip to autozone and 6.71 later I was back in business.
Second, I found that I had been carrying around a friend from sometime in my skidplates! (see below)
Thanks for all the suggestions and comments!
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my only guess is down in the engine compartment, or up through the bottom/back or sides. no way in hell he could have gotten in there from front impact.
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