MY T fitting from the oil pressure sensor broke off
the thread were it screws into the block broke off now it stcuk in there with no thread sticking out

how can i fix this

 

screw extractor?? or drill it out and retap and helicoil

 

Go to Sears and get something called an "easy out". Problem solved.

 

Screw Extractor then tap it to clean out the threads. Bitch and half if the motors still in the car.

 

Oh yeah, and DON'T use those brass fittings. They're weak and will snap off. Either go with an oil filter sandwich adapter, or get the fitting from tunertoys. Either are fine. Brass fittings=el cheapo way.

 

its kinda hard to drill cause the motor is still in the car

 

Hehehe, in that case get an easy out the size you need. Take the rest of the fitting to Sears and see if they'll sell you just one. If not, swing by Auto Zone. They do those tool rental things. If you're careful with it you probably won't have any shavings in the hole to clean out. Good luck with that.

 

how does easy out work

 

If you look, it's like a cone shaped and backwards drill bit. It goes on the inside of your bosted off fitting. As you turn it counter clockwise (use a crescent wrench on the squared off part) the bit will actually screw into the busted fitting. Once it's in there far enough the edges will grab the inside of the broken off tee. As you keep turning, you'll eventually brea the tee chunk free and be able to unscrew it. Easy outs have never let me down.

 

is there a way to do it without uising a drill
i don' t think i can fit in there

 

o wait never mind u said use a cressent wrench instead

 

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But yeah, you wanna go slow with this thing. Put some pressure on it so it grabs whatever's left of the fitting and turn it nice and slow. Shouldn'y have any problems with it unless you used red threadlock on it.

 

is there a way not to get metal shavings inside the motor

 

Be careful