Oil drain plug wont tighten..

[bj.rocke]

Hi, not been here for a while.

Decided to change my oil today, now not done this since ive owned my van but there has always been a oil drip from the drain plug and i think i have discovered why... when you put the plug back in you can do it up finger tight and when i put the spanner on to tighten a little further it just spins and loosens again. I believe someone has over tightened in the past and messed up the treads. any suggestions to get it to do up? Thanks

[RedGus]

Definitely sounds like a Previous Owner has overtightened and stripped the thread, probably because they were too tight to change the copper washer. You could helicoil it, with an insert, but it might be a bit difficult without taking the engine out.

Which engine?

James

[R0B]

You must of missed this when you checked the wiki https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Al ... g_problems" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bj.rocke]

Cheers Rob, yeah sorry i missed that!

[kevtherev]

Use ptfe tape for a temporary fix
15 turns should seal it before you get to the stripped thread