I performed an oil change on my ‘71 Austin and the next day there was a puddle of oil in the driveway. I placed piece of cardboard under the engine to see where oil was from. It only took a few minutes to see that the oil was coming from the oil pan drain. I pulled the bolt, and caught oil a whole day old and not dirty. After I let it stand for a day to let gravity get all of the oil out, I wiped down the oil pan and hole only to discover the threads in the oil pan were stripped. I must have over tightened the oil pan bolt.
Now with the weather finally turning, I find myself missing out on events and such.
Some forums I've read suggest everything from JB weld, making the drain hole larger, welding the hole shut and re-tapping a new plug hole, one even suggested a sparkplug as a temporary fix, and of course replacing the oil pan completely. Any suggestions here?
Now with the weather finally turning, I find myself missing out on events and such.
Some forums I've read suggest everything from JB weld, making the drain hole larger, welding the hole shut and re-tapping a new plug hole, one even suggested a sparkplug as a temporary fix, and of course replacing the oil pan completely. Any suggestions here?
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