04 Drain plug leak need guidance
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It seems like you're yelling at us for trying to help you here.
IF they stripped the pan and put a helicoil in, the OEM drain plug will be too big. PERIOD.
Take a pic of the drain pan with your plug out of it and all will be answered.
I am sorry but i have to laugh a little - i know you are frustrated with all of our responses but the simple fact remains you have a leaking drain plug and a stealership sold you an overstocked over-priced part that was sitting on their shelf. PM Goldenchild and he can hook you up with a replacement pan and bolt that will correct your issues.
You likely have a pan that was stripped, threadserted or helicoiled and it was over-tigthened again and you have a leak that's not gonna stop till you put a pan and bolt in it PERIOD. Ride it and keep leaking and you not catch it whole motor will be out looking for replacement or bearings. contact me if you need pan.
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Daniel, do you think a helicoil works ? and if so do you have a part number or link. How much do you charge for GEN II Pan ?
helicoils / timeserts work 100% under the correct usage. Most aluminum big block engines are fitted with them..as are cast iron blocks. The bike oil pan is thin...does not require a gorilla to rip out the threads...the crush washer is there for that seal. you could wrap a fair amount of aluminum foil on the bolt and smash it in there and it would not leak...not the best or even really a fix but it may work.
I've been trying different remedies, the last one was teflon tape, I know it's a thread lubricant not a sealant, but everyone uses it for that. Trying aluminum foil won't hurt anyone. I don't have a torque wrench, but I was always very careful and gentle, oh well 
It's been bleeding about as long as it's been dry.
It's been bleeding about as long as it's been dry.
Clearly some one is out of the loop here, maybe the dealer! You should bring the bolt to the dealer and see if it matches. If not the dealer is probably not wrong here but it is the you..
So where to go from here, measure the hole to see if you can find a drain plug that will work,, if not repair the oil pan with a helicoil, or replace the pan!
Dont get pissed with members good answers because that is not what you want to hear!
So where to go from here, measure the hole to see if you can find a drain plug that will work,, if not repair the oil pan with a helicoil, or replace the pan!
Dont get pissed with members good answers because that is not what you want to hear!
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Well guys looks at the bolt on my 06 busa and well the one they sold me at the dealer seems to be one for a zx14 man wish i had one lol but yeah i had the bolt re ordered. I guess the issue was it was packaged incorrectly i am now waiting tk see if the new bolt is the same size as my 06
Not to be the bad guy but if you can't fix a stripped drain pan bolt or buy new parts and install them just stop while you are ahead and pay the piper...you will just do more damage. It is not that tough...a good shop will check other things...lube some areas and in 10 minutes no charge you have a stable machine. Anymore shops are a buck or 2 a minute but a good race shop will fix the problems...make some money on parts and do you a favor to keep you coming back...not rip you off ever.
okay.. here is an easy fix.1.just remove the pan. 2. apply any general purpose grease on the female threads of the pan.3.Apply silastic sealant or equivalent on the male threads of the bolt which came with the busa. make sure u apply a bit more near the inner edge of the bolt head and then downwards on the male threads.4. screw the bolt into the pan before the sealant cures and leave it alone for half a day.5. now unscrew the bolt and in all probablities the sealant should have cured , but will not stick to the pan threads due to the grease.6. now just wipe out the excess grease and screw in the bolt and pour in a little oil in the pan and check for leaks. hope this works..
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regular off the books practice dude..it works!! Simply put, we are just trying to seal off the gap causing the leak, but at the same time making the bolt resusable.The grease applied on the pan threads acts like a barrier and avoids the sealant on the bolt thread from binding to the pan threads.If it binds, then you cant remove the bolt a second time!.
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Well guys recieved the new plug yesterday and well same issue this obe was a tad smaller than the other but when i went to put it in it would not catch the threads it was larger i tried the teflon tape on the one that was there the 1/2-20 and well stopped the leak for now drove it all day. I guess ill buy a new pan shortly hopefully the exhaust and radiator wont be to hard to remove to get to the pan
