 oil pan tap, got screwed! |
 Aug 24, 2004 - 12:29 AM
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well, i tapped my oil pan about a week ago and it was working fine. but after few days, i saw very small leak, very minor. but tonight, when i was driving i smelled an awful smell. when i got home, i popped the hood and found out my engine bay was covered in oil.
my freaking barb in the oil pan came out! the nut was tight on the other side so i dont know how it got loose. i was running around trying to figure out a way to patch up until i get it fixed. i patched it with jb weld and a penny. i hope it will hold up until i get time to get underneath it to put tap back in. last time i just used gasket sealer to seal it but next time, im going to jb weld it or actually take oil pan off and get it welded on (going to try jb weld first due to less troublesome) i had to take off crossmember and tranny heat shield to get oil pan out, i dont feel like doing that again but word of advice, dont tap your oil pan and depend on a nut to hold it in. i learned the hard way. |
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Aug 24, 2004 - 11:26 AM
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3sgte pan will not work for you there is a flat place above the drain plug that is vertical when the pan is on the engine. get either a 3/4 or 5/8 size barbed fitting(i got mine from OSH, and they had matching nuts with rubber washers in the same isle) and get the appropriate tap and drill. drill in that flat spot, as high up as possible, then use the tap and carefully tap the pan it is thin metal, and it is easy to mess up, so take your time and make sure that you go at it straight. after taping slowly screw the fitting into the pan and then use the nut and rubber washer. be careful to not strip anything. after that, it should be good, it was for me, if you want more insurance, put JB weld around the threads before you screw it in and then the screw on the nut and rubber washer it wont leak and it wont go anywhere -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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DoodieHead oil pan tap Aug 24, 2004 - 12:29 AM
x_itchy_b_x or dont tap it at all. use the dipstick tube. it g... Aug 24, 2004 - 1:06 AM 97sccelica QUOTE (x_itchy_b_x @ Aug 23, 2004 - 10:06 PM) or d... Aug 24, 2004 - 1:27 AM presure2 or you could find a 3s oil pan, and bolt that righ... Aug 24, 2004 - 9:46 AM hyp3rk1d could do that on an ST?? What are my options?? Jus... Aug 24, 2004 - 10:38 AM
presure2 whoops, sorry, i was thinking GT not ST... Aug 24, 2004 - 12:10 PM |
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