Universal oil drain plug?
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Universal oil drain plug?
I took my truck to a quick oil change place just to have them strip my oil pan drain plug hole. They installed a universal plug that seems like a cheap repair. My question is. Does anyone know a good oil pan plug that can be used, if one does not want to replace an oil pan? I do understand the best fix is to replace the pan.
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Stripped the one on my 352, went to napa, they had like 3 or 4 over size plugs, I got the first oversize, took my time threading it in, didn't over tighten it, don't leak, seems to be a good fix compaired to changing the pan.
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I took my truck to a quick oil change place just to have them strip my oil pan drain plug hole. They installed a universal plug that seems like a cheap repair. My question is. Does anyone know a good oil pan plug that can be used, if one does not want to replace an oil pan? I do understand the best fix is to replace the pan.
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Was the shop a chain type place or a solo store? If it is a chain I would call corporate and see if you can get them to replace the pan. Had a buddy who had a shop put a longer filter on his focus it got ripped off lost the oil and blew the motor. The shop had to pay for a new motor to be installed. The company is responsible for damage done by their employees.
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