I had to do this job out of necessity and I would say that if you have not yet had to do this job, you're lucky. After changing the oil for only the third time in my newly rebuilt BMW S62, 5L V8, I stripped the oil pan trying to torque my oil pan drain bolt to the factory specification of 18 ft-lb. Fortunately, you can permanently fix this issue with a steel insert kit from Time-Sert. (An alternative to this would be the Helicoil.). Installing a Time-Sert isn't a complicated process, but it's involved, so let me show you step-by-step how to properly install a Time-Sert to forever fix your oil pan.