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Originally Posted by Rob_
JV,
I have used a time-sert on stripped oil drain plugs. Save the customer from having to buy a new oil pan. $30 for the time-sert insert and new BMW drain plug plus 1hr labor. I would ask if they have time-serts but Im sure the answer is no since they are quoting you a new oil pan.
Rob_
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I had a stripped oil plug once on my Malibu, and I re-holed and retapped it. I can't think of why, with a relatively decent oil pan on a 4 year old vehicle, they'd immediately go for a new oil pan as the only fix
Maybe it's the old techs vs. mechanics thing, but I ain't even gonna get into that.
I am gonna try to get them to do as you suggested, maybe they'll be more amenable to that.
JV