I was going to change my oil today, and the plug didnt come out. The threads had been getting weaker, and weaker over the last few changes. Today, it finally stripped all of the way. I guess I will have to be getting a new oil pan, unless anyone knows of a good way to cut new threads in a pan and find a bigger drain plug. The motor is a 351W **.
Stripped oil drain plug.
- Thread starter hawk2100n
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Yo, Hawk, I had the same thing happen on a fairly new oil pan and didn't want to spend another $100 for the pan plus have to do all of the work to change it out again. If you have any amount of threads left in the pan, look for a larger plug/ bolt to replace the stripped one. My local NAPA store let me take 3 or 4 sizes and try them out until I found one that worked. Try one or two with fine thread and another couple with coarse threads. Something like a 9/16" or even a 5/8" plug may be needed. A newer, harder bolt than the original (soft junk) plug will often make it's own new threads in the thin pan wall. Worked for me, JSM84 
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I will have to try that, the closest napa is about 3 miles from me, so I will stop by this week.Yo, Hawk, I had the same thing happen on a fairly new oil pan and didn't want to spend another $100 for the pan plus have to do all of the work to change it out again. If you have any amount of threads left in the pan, look for a larger plug/ bolt to replace the stripped one. My local NAPA store let me take 3 or 4 sizes and try them out until I found one that worked. Try one or two with fine thread and another couple with coarse threads. Something like a 9/16" or even a 5/8" plug may be needed. A newer, harder bolt than the original (soft junk) plug will often make it's own new threads in the thin pan wall. Worked for me, JSM84
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Most any parts store has replacement single thru triple size plugs. They cut their own threds as they go. Tell them you need an oversize plug for a 1/2-20 thread.
