What did you wrench on today...?

myfirstacura

New Member
Well I am in the process of getting my integra moving again, due to an oil change that went bad. Did my first oil change to my beast and then off I go to do some running in town. the second stop I get to and come back out of the store I notice a small puddle under my car. I look and I see the drip from the drain plug. So I went to a shop that I used to work at and see a friend of mine to use a wrench to tighten up the drain plug. Well shit the drain plug is tight and the washer is on it, so now what the hell. I get it back home and notice the drain plug is ok but the way its in the pan is not. The plug went in ok and all but noticed one side was not sealing hence the leak. So I drained the oil and found the threads on the plug are bad, only one maybe two threads holding it. Got a new drain plug that has a self tapper and oversize but that wouldnt even work. So today in the cold weather I took off the oil pan to check out the threads. And they are all messed up to. So I have the pan at the shop getting cleaned in the dunk tank and hopefully I can save the pan by tapping in the oversize drain plug off of the car to where I can do the repair better.

I also noticed that the cam end seal was leaking and ordered a new one. And I also have to pick up the exhaust bolt kit for the pipe to converter as I broke them wrenching them off...damn.. But I will tell you this, being that this is my first import it is much easier to work on considering what I used to work on...damn V8's anyway.....thank god I work at O'reillys......:lol:
 

speedin

The Transporter
You may just want to go to a junkyard or look on craigslist to find a B oil pan and be done with it. If the tapped threads are slightly angled you may not get a positive enough seat even with the crush washer on the pan. It will hold, but may have a slow drip.
 

94rs-gharp

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yeah speedin hit it as well you need to be damn good at taping by hand unless you have a drill press and some angle blocks to perfectly match the angle of the hole perpendicular to the floor so the thread angle will match the angle that the oil plug hole is
 


myfirstacura

New Member
Thats the thing I have called the salvage yards and even with the connections I have there are no good usable pans available. A new one at my cost is still $70. And thats alot when you dont have it....
 

speedin

The Transporter
myfirstacura said:
Thats the thing I have called the salvage yards and even with the connections I have there are no good usable pans available. A new one at my cost is still $70. And thats alot when you dont have it....
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Yea, its a bit hit or miss. What I would do is keep calling and eying craigslist. In the meantime be very careful tapping the hole and try to be as perpendicular as possible. Even then be sure to use a new crush washer, and id even use some 3m yellow weatherstrip adhesive for peace of mind. That stuff works great on stubborn drippy drain plugs. A little on the base of the threads goes a long way (by base I mean put it right on the threads nearest the crush washer/bolt head).

 


myfirstacura

New Member
I actually have some of that weatherstripping sealant. What my intensions are afdter I tap it out is to put the new plug in with some of the mentioned sealant and then put some oil in the pan on top of the drain plug enough to cover it and see if it leakes...and hopefully it does the job. Until I can get a new one. Anyone using the moroso pan? Or is that just a bit much?
 

speedin

The Transporter
94rs-gharp said:
touche sir. i thought about that after the fact i have used it on coolant sensors its done well
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Yea the tape is hit or miss, it either works great or sucks haha.

myfirstacura said:
I actually have some of that weatherstripping sealant. What my intensions are afdter I tap it out is to put the new plug in with some of the mentioned sealant and then put some oil in the pan on top of the drain plug enough to cover it and see if it leakes...and hopefully it does the job. Until I can get a new one. Anyone using the moroso pan? Or is that just a bit much?
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Thats a good way to test. Be sure to give the plug an hour to let the sealant dry a bit. But overall sounds like a solid plan. Also the Moroso pan is a great pan, but more than likely overkill for what your doing. Unless you do alot of trackdays the B series controls its oil well.
 

myfirstacura

New Member
Well the beast is back on the road...After I got the oil pan back from the shop from a good cleaning in the parts washer. I got the drain plug threads repaired and a new plug with washer installed for only $35 including the new pan gasket..not bad I must say considering I had to work in the snow these pass couple of days. Ya no garage really sucks, but thats what happens when you live in a apartment complex. But its fixed and I am running again..... Now the next fix is going to be the heater blower motor or resistor or switch. I have to wait til monday and mess with that.....
 
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