Thread: Small oil leak
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      11-28-2019, 02:51 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Altra View Post
This happened to me recently. I got underneath to hand tighten the bolt and it just kept spinning....bolt ended up being stripped.

I took it into the dealer after some photos were exchanged with my SA. They asked me who did the last oil change and I told them it was them.
They kept the car for a couple days, but eventually drilled new threads into the oil pan and replaced the bolt.
Got a hold of a bolt specialist (their words) to come out and validate the fix - this part took the longest as the guy is very busy and couldn't come out the same day I dropped the car off.

Car's been perfectly fine since.
Same thing happened to me dealer said they tried to re-thread the thread but didn't work so they used a time sert it's like a solid thread bushing which binds itself to the aluminum. Haven't had a issue since.
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