Mini Cooper Oil Drain Plug Stripped

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Mini cooper oil drain plug stripped. In this video i show you how to easily repair them. Ships from and sold by b2c auto parts. Some care in alignment oil and patience left me with a perfectly fine repair. Assuming this is a replacement oversized drain.

Carry a few spares in the boot just in case someone changes the oil for you and messes up the washer that was in use. Bmw and mini stripped oil pan drain plug. I had about a week to figure it out. Oil drain plugs are what the car uses to keep oil in the oil pan.

I stripped my drain plug on my last oil change before shipping my mini to the states. I found an o ring to fit it and have not had a problem since. If the bolt or oil pan have been cross threaded you may need a new oil drain plug. The threads on the drain plug are what i would describe as coarse and as i tightened the plug it would strip.

This answer is applicable for many bmws in addition to the one listed below. If you notice a leak at the oil plug in some cases it can be as simple as replacing the gasket. The nylon drain washers will squish and form the seal you need easier than copper. Q i recently changed the oil in my 97 z3 1 9l and had an issue with the drain plug.

Did a oil change yesterday myself well attempted oil change. Click the for video notifications support me o. Take the drain plug bolt to the parts store and find the closest size nylon drain plug washer. In order to change the oil you need to first drain the old oil and to do that you have to take off the oil drain plug but sometimes an oil drain plug becomes stuck because the oil has not been changed in a very long time or sometimes it is simply because someone over tightened it the last time they serviced the vehicle.

My cooper 2004 model was in at bmw 5000km s back and they did a oil change i like to change my oil every 5000km s so did it yesterday myself but the drain plug was so tight and accidently managed to strip it anyone have a. Bmw mini genuine engine oil drain screw plug coop s jcw cooper s coop s jcw cooper s coop sx jcw 20 51 in stock. I ordered the self tapping screw from minispares.