Thursday, June 2, 2011

How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniqu

How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a technique issue? I have

been taking my 2002 Hyundai (115,000 miles) to a dealership for oil changes over the past 6 years and am told stripping is a

normal occurrence with multiple oil changes. I now need a very expensive new oil pan. Help me understand what has happened.How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniquNo this is not a normal occurrence. The dealership tightened the plug too tight and stripped it. You could retap the hole and use a bigger drain plug. Or retap the hole and try the same plug. Either way is cheaper than paying the same morons that stripped it to put in a new oil pan, which you dont need.How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniquOne time I was told by an instant oil change place that the hole was stripped and they had gotten the bolt back in, but it would not be able to be taken out again, or if it could be taken out again it would be impossible to get it back in, and tried to get me to buy something expensive (I don't even remember if it was a bolt or what, but it was a lot). I took it somewhere else for the next oil change and they said nothing about it and I never again had a problem. At the time the car was about 20 years old and had endured regular oil changes. My next car lived to be 15, and my current car is 13, with regular oil changes and never a bolt stripping problem. One would hope a dealership would be a little less shady than an instant place but maybe they are making it up to to try and get your money, can you get a second opinion?How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniqui would not concider it normal.

if it's stripped it's because it was either put in on an angle or tightened to much and stripped that way.

while it's never happened to me (because i have never taken it anywhere but home to be changed) i would think that the hole that's stripped could be enlarged and an enlarged bolt put into the new threads. ask around i do know that oil pans (for what ever reason i don't know) are excessively expensive. so expensive that I've seen repair shops ask if you want a used one instead. (not for me)

my car is now 15 years old and the oil is changed about every 3,000 miles has 140,000 miles and never once had a stripped bolt.

the places that have done that just don't want to take the blame for what's happened to yours.

I'd start taking it else where.

good luck to yaHow common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniqutake it to the dealer that did all your oil changes.bring a receipt from your last oil change.they ruined your threads,probably by using an impact gun.because its faster.take a picture of buddy using an impact to tighten it if you can.charge them for any oil stains in your driveway. if they give you a hard time call(email) the c.e.o. of that make of car.you should never have to replace an oil pan because of oil changes .thats pure bull.How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniquIt's very common. It's just like stripping the screw of any piece of furniture or item in your house. Mine's been stripped for at least a decade. Never bothered to change it. It leaks enough to leave ugly stains so I lay down cardboard in my garage, but it doesn't leak enough to cause much more concern than that.How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniquNo, this is not normal wear. We have a thousand car fleet with many cars serviced every month and half on mileage and never had this problem unless our techs overtightened.How common is it for the bolt in the oil pan to be stripped? Is this normal wear and tear issue or a techniqunot normal, there is a torque for the drain plug. try usu a 6 point socket or wrench to break it loose.