Bottom Oil Drain Plug Won't Tigthen

Slug · 11-17-2022, 07:49 PM

Was doing an oil change for winter because 20w50 makes it incredibly hard to start below freezing. So I wanted to drain with the bottom plug to get everything out.

Was finger tightening the plug back on and it just kept spinning and spinning... and spinning. The threads would occasionally catch but then it went back to spinning.

Am I completely screwed here or is there a cheaper fix other than buying an entire engine?

Was thinking I might be able to try retapping it, or JB weld the threads... Anything?

11-17-2022, 07:49 PM	#1
Slug Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 63	Bottom Oil Drain Plug Won't Tigthen Was doing an oil change for winter because 20w50 makes it incredibly hard to start below freezing. So I wanted to drain with the bottom plug to get everything out. Was finger tightening the plug back on and it just kept spinning and spinning... and spinning. The threads would occasionally catch but then it went back to spinning. Am I completely screwed here or is there a cheaper fix other than buying an entire engine? Was thinking I might be able to try retapping it, or JB weld the threads... Anything?
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