Got a 2001 ex back in september. jackass before me apparently liked to save a measly 10 bucks by taking it to those ****ing piece of **** establishments who i'm sure you all know strip the oil pan bolt without fail EVERY TIME . you would think these dumbass quick lube joints would learn to not use air tools on oil pans . ok rant over. anyway, i took the car to a dealership and they oversized then rethreaded the oil pan hole but they said this is a temporary fix and i will need a new oil pan "sooner rather than later". i'm sorry, but my mechanical mind tells me that this should be a permanent fix as there are new threads and it might as well be good as new except for the larger than stock bolt size. can anyone give me their thoughts on this? do i really need a new oil pan? i am 99% sure i can replace an oil pan myself but the proposition of being on my back while slow drips of oil get all over me and the driveway just sound like torture. but i'll do it if i REALLY have to.

 

As long as they did the job correctly, I don't see why you would need to replace the oil pan. Did you inquire about their reason for saying the fix was temporary? If not, give them a call.

The stock drain bolt torque is 33 lb-ft. I presume that the new bolt should be torqued similarly.

 

If anyone cares to know, i called the dealership back and this is what they said: they did not enlarge the hole, they merely retapped the existing size opening to clean up the threads. i asked why they could not just enlarge to the next metric size up and start fresh. they said it was because there is not enough metal there to do such a thing. it makes sense to me so i will be replacing the oil pan within the next 2-3 oil changes most likely.

 

Also can anyone tell me where i might buy the oil pan online? i've check the major places (autopartswarehouse etc) and all they have is the gasket. i don't want to pay the $256 quoted from the dealership for it if i don't have to.

 

you can find oil pans on ebay for <$100

 

When I got my 99 Civic, the same thing was wrong with mine. The oil pan drain bolt was stripped, causing a slow leak. My local honda dealership did the same "fix" a while back. I use a line of honda-bond on the drain plug now and I haven't leaked since. You just have to re-apply the honda-bond everytime you remove the drain plug. Eventually, the oil pan will be replaced, just haven't had the time to do it I guess.

 

y dont u just buy the therding tool yourself and fix it we do it at my shop all the time and its a perm fix y spend a s load to fix something u dont have to ????

 

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