Great video I love these quick tech tip videos, I remember selling those but never used them. Thanks for the video Josh. Have a great week

Another tip to keep our vehicles on the road. Thanks for the INFO.

I have a 2010 impala with a stripped oil pan. I bought the plug with the toggle that grips the walls on the inside of the pan. I'm still using it over 2 years now and changed the oil a few times already. No leaks. I did use some 220 grit sand paper on the oil pan where the plug seals. I was surprised to find that the surface wasn't smooth before sanding.

Thanks for showing this. It looks to be the best option for my situation. My pan stripped a while back from one of the times I didn't do my own oil change. The plug actually still holds without leaking, but it never quite gets tight, so I don't trust that it will stay in place indefinitely. This looks ideal. I'll probably use RTV, thread locker, or epoxy. The piggyback preserves the ability to drain the oil in the conventional way, but I'll likely go with one of those vacuum oil extractors, which I already have handy and really should use more anyway.

@QuickSpeedShop

11 ай бұрын

A lot of people use JB Weld around the big plug. Mine did develop a slight drip around the RTV.

@ravagingwolverine666

11 ай бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop Thanks for the follow up. I appreciate it. I should have the JB Weld handy, so that's probably the best way to go.

Awesome 👌 I just failed P.A. safety inspection on the family van because of oil dripping from the drain plug and I can have it professionally fixed by them for only $860 . I laughed at the guy . times are tough my brother and I need a cheap quick fix and this looks like it . I may even use the JB weld . 👍

@QuickSpeedShop

10 ай бұрын

Definitely use the JB Weld. Mine leaks a tiny bit around the RTV.

@ofalejandro12

9 ай бұрын

yea i i strongly recomend use jbw seals pretyyyyy good use the high temp jbw

Imma try to put this in my dirt bike hopefully it works temporarily until I tap and repair the threads

had same problem on my acura rdx and yes i actually used jbw and same bolt the piggyback and works perfect takes a wild to drain but no biggy i think this is better than rreeedooo the treads and alll of that so worked for me im happy 🤷🏽‍♂️

@gavinmcclure8047

5 ай бұрын

What size did you use I have to get one for my 04 tl

@ofalejandro12

5 ай бұрын

@@gavinmcclure8047 man i dont remember orreylis or autozone have those and i think is half size bigger take the oldone and match it i aply epoxi on the threads noooo problem till now solid fix

I got the same problem and that’s the part I need. My issue is the drain plug just spins around, so I can’t remove it to replace it. It is kinda tight and no oil is leaking now but I need to change out the oil

Daughters car drain stripped by some jerk……bought a slightly oversized plug ….drilled the drain hole out with the appropriate sized drill to retap the pan……gob grease on the drill to capture metal chips….instal new plug ….worked til the next jerk muscled the plug home……

👍🏻 my son at the time age 18 decided to watch a video on KZread and change his own oil, Dad couldn’t be more proud of him but he got inch pounds in foot pounds confused and try to torque the drain plug in foot pounds…. That did not work very well!

@QuickSpeedShop

Жыл бұрын

At least it wasn't going to fall out! 😮

I had a 1975 Nova with a straight six (bought new) that came from the factory with a rubber drain plug. Push in type.

@QuickSpeedShop

Жыл бұрын

Really? I've never seen one. Did it leak as it got pulled a few times?

@Hotrodford

Жыл бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop no not that I recall

@Hotrodford

Жыл бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop No, I’m just kidding! Don’t think that would work to good 😂. I had to pull your leg.

I need one of these for my Acura tl

Thanks for the video and solution. I just bought a '12 Mazda CX9 Touring. Found out previous owner's oil changer stripped the drain plug and has put in what a mechanic told me was a "pan saver" rubber expansion plug that is dripping oil from it. I'm concerned with the Dorman piggy back style with the much smaller center plug. Will it adequately drain all of the oil when removed?

@QuickSpeedShop

7 ай бұрын

Yes, it drains all the oil, just takes longer. I replaced the rubber o-ring on the small plug with a copper washer because I didn't trust the o-ring. Definitely put JB Weld around the outer threads when you cut it in. I used RTV and it's starting to drip.

@user-vm7xv3md2g

7 ай бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop thanks for responding. I'm still leery of the process. I've only had one experience with a stripped drain plug threads and it was years ago on my late mom's 68 Mercury Monterey that had the base 390 V8. Someone stripped out the plug previously and I ended up getting the last available oversize plug a tripple. It cut new threads again and it was fine for the few years she drove it into the early 90s. It was a same Ford/Mercury drain plug just oversize threads. I haven't been able to find a similar oversize thread cutting drain plug yet for the Mazda. If I can't I may have to go to the piggy-back. Definitely will use JB Weld. It's been a life saver many times. You recommend mixing it and placing it on the threads prior to insertion and tightening rather than their compound? And you don't turn it until it's flush with the pan surface, just when it gets very hard to turn then stop?

@QuickSpeedShop

7 ай бұрын

I turned the big one flush to the pan. I'd do the threads and all the way around the outside.

@user-vm7xv3md2g

7 ай бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop that's what I was thinking needed to be done, apply the JBW to the threads of the insert and with its gasket turn it in until it's flush with the pan surface. Thanks.

“It’s going to be a little bit sloppy “, that’s what she said.😮 Lol

@QuickSpeedShop

Жыл бұрын

Yikes!

I'm so glad I found this and will take this route for my oil pan. Just curious and excuse my noobness, which JB weld should I use? 😅

@QuickSpeedShop

7 ай бұрын

Just regular JB. I think its red and black. Spray everything off with Brake-clean to make sure there is no oil.

How did you get the original toggle clamp piece (from the original Doorman retrofit plug) out of the oil pan? A friend has a 2004 Saturn Vue with the exact same crappy Doorman retro plug, and its hard to get the "bottlecap" piece to re-seal after 1 or 2 oil changes. So, I want to remove that crappy Doorman plug, but I'm afraid that once I screw out the "bottlecap" piece that the toggle piece will fall down inside the oil pan, and that I wouldn't be able to fish it out. It's probably OK to leave it in the pan, but I don't feel 100% good about that. So, I'm wondering if you have any tricks on getting the toggle piece out. Would a small, pin-sized magnet fish it out??

@QuickSpeedShop

Жыл бұрын

I used a long skinny screw driver and flipped the toggle over parallel to the screw and was able to slide the whole thing out

@sauerjoseph

11 ай бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop : Thanks. I'll remember that trick. ... My Dorman toggle plug is not broken. It just doesn't fully seal (drips probably 1/2 cup per day). Looking at an online picture of one of these Dorman toggle parts, I notice that the pin does not have threads going out to the very end of it, but instead has a slightly enlarged end, so to prevent backing out the "bottlecap" plate so much that the toggle piece would come loose. But in my case, I WANT to remove it. But since the pin does not have threads all the way to the end, I won't be able to unthread it loose. I'm going to have to just figure out a way to separate the toggle piece from the pin. I also ordered a good magnet (on a stick) in case that might help me fish out the toggle piece, but of course if it is Aluminum that won't help any. Thanks for your very helpful video!!!

You don’t have to drain it out just in case of metal shavings?

@QuickSpeedShop

4 ай бұрын

It doesn't really make any shavings

Doesn’t the cut metal shavings stay in your oil?

@QuickSpeedShop

2 ай бұрын

There are negligible shaving, if any. It's not a problem.

You think that will make any small chips inside the oil pan?

@QuickSpeedShop

3 ай бұрын

No

Are you concerned about any metal cuttings getting into oil pan?

@QuickSpeedShop

5 ай бұрын

No

I'm considering doing this on an aluminum pan but wondering a couple things you may have asked as well? 1, Could you just re-tap the hole to either the original or another standard drainpug that looks slightly larger? 2, Also, with the piggy back plug, why use the small hole at all and instead is there an issue if you just used the entire piggy back plug as a normal plug and remove the larger section each time you drain your oil?

@QuickSpeedShop

7 ай бұрын

The big plug is tapered like a tap to cut new threads. If you remove it, it will probably not tighten again and leak. My pan had threads broke out of it so just tapping the original hole would do no good.

@Conald_isAfalseProphet

7 ай бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop ahh ok thank you. By the way if you have a next time I'm finding people have good success with a slightly oversized drain plug which also self tapps but it's just like a regular plug and is reusable to be considered a permanent fix. 7-10$ so I may try that one.

@QuickSpeedShop

7 ай бұрын

I saw those, but my pan had threads completely missing and I wasn't sure one of those would work.

Just tap it out to 5/8-18 and buy a buy a 5/8 fine drain plug. Cheaper and better.

@Oneklickmedia

6 ай бұрын

Not always the case, but some yes. I tried and bmw still leak. Going to try this route now with jbw. If doesn’t work I’m going to just buy new pan 😅

@user-wo5hm8so7n

6 ай бұрын

@@OneklickmediaNever said it will work everywhere, but here it would have-lots of access for a tap. The reason you leak is because you tapped it crooked. Stick an o-ring in be-tween head of plug and plastic washer might stop leak. Trick to tap straight is thread a nut on tap and keep it pushed up tight to pan(or whatever) while you cut threads.

What if my threads somehow are tapered? Idk why i bought a drain bolt my honda civic and it just keeps spinning

@QuickSpeedShop

16 күн бұрын

If it's spinning it's stripped out

@pourtierbeatz7804

16 күн бұрын

@@QuickSpeedShop the bolt i have for some reason looks tapered it def isnt original thats how. Igot it

@QuickSpeedShop

16 күн бұрын

That's a self taping bolt. It kind of cuts new threads, it oversized. It might work

DID it work????

@QuickSpeedShop

7 ай бұрын

Yes. I would have used JB Weld around instead of RTV next time as it drips a little. Other than that, it's been thru 3 oil changes.

About how many inch-pounds was 'pretty tight', I'm wondering? Wouldn't want to strip out the pan again.

@QuickSpeedShop

Ай бұрын

I don't know. I went by feel.

Do oil plugs strip on every car? Wow

@QuickSpeedShop

4 күн бұрын

No, only if people don't know what they are doing when tightening them.

@user-wv4bn6gj4r

4 күн бұрын

​@@QuickSpeedShopyou are a dick to you posted the video lmfoa

@QuickSpeedShop

2 күн бұрын

What? I didn't strip this one it was already stripped when I bought it and poorly repaired. You asked "Do oil plugs strip on every car?" and I said, "No, only if people don't know what they are doing and strip them" which is how they get stripped. Its literally that simple.

😂😂😂😂 I’m sure that was meant to be done with the oil pan removed from the engine block otherwise where’d you think this metal shavings you cut through are going? You are right they stay inside the oil pan and I don’t think the engine is going to like that 😂😂😂😂

@QuickSpeedShop

Ай бұрын

No, it's meant to fix a pan in the car. Don't you think if I could get the pan off I just wouldn't have replaced it with a new one? If you're worried about the slim chance of tiny metal shaving being left near the hole, then stick a magnet in there to get any out.

Rtv shouldn't have been needed because of the rubber oring

@QuickSpeedShop

8 ай бұрын

Even with RTV it drips. I should have used JB Weld.