Wow, there was quite a bit of stuff in there!

As for the oil pickup, I cant imagine that got bent out of shape at all. i would think that it has to be a certain distance from the bottom of the pan. Imagine using a vacuum near a plastic bag...far enough away, no problem...too close, suction gets cut off. I'm sure as long as you put everything back the way it was, dont see any obvious bends in the tube, you should be good to go.

That o-ring...that I'm not sure about. My best guess by the size of it looks similar to the tiny one used on the end of the really long bolt used to hold down the lid of the oil canister. Since youre doing an oil change anyways, save it and compare the two.

I'm not sure which bolt you're talking about possibly stripping...any chance of a picture? I work at Boeing as a mechanic on the 787 and you'd be blown away at some of the obscene angles my guys have to work in order to remove bolts, collars, etc from the airplane. If needed, maybe some retail therapy and a quick run to Harbor Freight, Sears, etc to buy some tools could save you a ton of headache.

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