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Old 11-02-2016, 08:55 AM
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Default Oil plug stripped

Hey on my 2006 LR3 the oil plug (oil pan bolt) is completely stripped....and I mean completely. I venture to say it would have to be drilled out to repair, but I hate to go that route for fear of screwing up the oil pan itself. As a remedy, I tried an oil extractor which seemed to work fairly well...but it only was able to extract about 3-4 quarts before it starting sucking air as if it had extracted all the was to extract. I tried to push the tube in further and tried varying depths for the insertion and could get no more. Any thoughts on any of this would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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Old 11-02-2016, 09:11 AM
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Before you drill and use an easy-out, get a bolt extractor set that fits over the stripped head of the bolt. You can get them at any auto parts store, lowe's, etc. Looks like this > https://www.summitracing.com/parts/shc-952060

And works like this >
 
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