Oil drain plug thread engagement?
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 11:11 pm
Hi all,
Was changing my engine oil and when torquing the drain plug with the torque wrench (27 ft-lb) the threads on the sump side stripped out. I've ordered the Time-sert to make a new and more lasting repair, however as I'm waiting for the equipment to arrive I've made a temporary fix to allow me to keep riding. I saw that the stripped hole still had good threads at the back end that never made contact with the original plug/bolt. My temporary fix was to obtain a longer bolt (2 inch in this case) with the M14-1.5 thread and cut this bolt down to be slightly longer then the original oil bolt to engage these never used threads. So my question is, I have about 3-4 thread engagement (including a new washer) tightened up (without a torque wrench), there are no leaks with the engine running for a few minutes. There shouldn't be any great deal of pressure in the sump, are there any concerns with my temporary 'fix'?
Was changing my engine oil and when torquing the drain plug with the torque wrench (27 ft-lb) the threads on the sump side stripped out. I've ordered the Time-sert to make a new and more lasting repair, however as I'm waiting for the equipment to arrive I've made a temporary fix to allow me to keep riding. I saw that the stripped hole still had good threads at the back end that never made contact with the original plug/bolt. My temporary fix was to obtain a longer bolt (2 inch in this case) with the M14-1.5 thread and cut this bolt down to be slightly longer then the original oil bolt to engage these never used threads. So my question is, I have about 3-4 thread engagement (including a new washer) tightened up (without a torque wrench), there are no leaks with the engine running for a few minutes. There shouldn't be any great deal of pressure in the sump, are there any concerns with my temporary 'fix'?