So a while ago I was changing my oil, and I noticed the threads on the Oilpan bolt were a little messed up, and I ended up doing something i never should have done, I forced the bolt in.
It's almost all the way in, but it sits a little crooked (you can see it crooked). I'm sure the bolt itself is messed up, but what are the chances the threads on the oilpan are messed up too?
What are my options now? As it sits... it leaks very slowly. Enough that I have to put a quart in every 3 or 4 weeks.
Can I pull the bolt back out, put some type of gasket or something on it to keep it from leaking? Any way I can repair the threads on the oilpan?
Or... Do I have to get a new oilpan? Does removing it involving pulling the engine or something similar with a lot of work?
It's almost all the way in, but it sits a little crooked (you can see it crooked). I'm sure the bolt itself is messed up, but what are the chances the threads on the oilpan are messed up too?
What are my options now? As it sits... it leaks very slowly. Enough that I have to put a quart in every 3 or 4 weeks.
Can I pull the bolt back out, put some type of gasket or something on it to keep it from leaking? Any way I can repair the threads on the oilpan?
Or... Do I have to get a new oilpan? Does removing it involving pulling the engine or something similar with a lot of work?