Need some serious help here. I took my car to Coz's house about 2 months ago. We did the normal tuneup and fluid changes. My oil drain plug and pan were stripped and we could not get it to tighten up enough to hold the oil. We tried a bigger drain plug, washers, etc. Nothing worked. I unfortunately only had the one day to work on the car with Coz (THANKS AGAIN COZ!). I actually bought an oem oil pan from a fine gentelman on this board, but then realized that I cannot remove the oil pan without pulling the motor/zf. I don't have the knowledge nor the tools to do that.
Well, i played with it a few weeks ago and got it to tighten a little better by pushing in the the side of the oil pan a little bit to get a better grip on the bolt inside the pan. (stock pan). I filled her up with oil. Everything seemed ok. Well, when I took her out she actually broke down on me a few miles from my house. It was electrical issues that I have fixed. Anyway, while waiting for a flat bed tow rig, my drain plug came loose AGAIN and left a nice puddle in the parking lot I had pulled off into.
I have tried like crazy to get this damn thing to tighten up, and it won't. My car hasn't really been driven in months because of this. One idea that Coz had was to use JB Weld and adhere a bolt onto the outside of the pain in place of the drain hole and screw the drain plug into that. I have not tried that yet, but might end up doing it.
Does anyone have any other ideas of ways I can fix this problem?
The fact that the only thing keeping me from driving my baby is a small hole I cannot plug is driving me crazy. Help!
Adam