Returning my motor back to stock, but the only thing stopping me is the tapped oil pan. Does anyone have any decent ideas on how to plug up a tapped pan? I really dont feel like spending more $$ on another pan, because I dont plan on keeping this car much longer. It's a y7 oil pan, so should I just get it welded?

Opinions? TIA

 

 

its ghetto but my friend used jb weld on his neons pan, that was like 2 years ago and its still doing fine.

 

What type of fitting did you use? If you used a lifesaver then just get a cap and your good.

If you didnt use a life saver cut off your fitting, bore out the hole a little (so its nice and clean) and make a slug to weld on there for the size you need.

Only 2 options if you dont want a new pan. Also you could try trading for a non tapped pan.

 

isnt there a fitting you put into the pan? cant u just put a cap on it

 

I used the fitting circled in green.

I just drilled a hole, screwed the fitting in and JB Welded it to prevent any leaks. It has worked great ever since.. just need something to cap it off now. But what kind of cap? Where to get one?

 

cut the hose about 2 inches off the fitting and stick bolt in the hose and clamp it off. as long as you get the right size bolt and clamp it good you'll be ok. i have run my old motors that way for months and never had any problems...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joey1320 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cut the hose about 2 inches off the fitting and stick bolt in the hose and clamp it off. as long as you get the right size bolt and clamp it good you'll be ok. i have run my old motors that way for months and never had any problems...</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Jesus christ, any of you guys ever heard of a pipe plug before?! LOL

 

you suck at life.

 

bah, i'm just busting your chops guys.

Good luck with the project-

....

K

 

That looks like metal... How would that work? I was thinking of some sort of rubber plug instead.

Also, I'm selling my turbo kit and would like to keep as much oil return line for him as possible.

 

Perhaps I misread, your oil pan has a threaded hole in it now, correct? THe threads on most pipe plugs are NPT standard (which means they're tapered). Put a little teflon tape on the threads and screw it in till it's tight. I guess you could either use that or some oil-proof lock-tite.

K

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killerformula &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Perhaps I misread, your oil pan has a threaded hole in it now, correct? THe threads on most pipe plugs are NPT standard (which means they're tapered). Put a little teflon tape on the threads and screw it in till it's tight. I guess you could either use that or some oil-proof lock-tite.

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I already have a fitting JB Welded into the pan, so I can't take it out. There is no threaded hole in the pan, just a welded fitting. The fitting I used is in the picture i posted above. There are no threads on the fitting. Its more of the "slip on" design where you just slip the return line on, and clamp it.

 

damnit hunter you still suck at life. get a rubber vaccum plug, put it over the fitting, and put a pipe clamp around it. less than $5.

 

are you lookin to sell those enkie's