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I recently bought my college age daughter a 92 accord. It runs great but
there was an oil leak. I tracked it down to the drain plug but as I tried to
tighten it I realized it's stripped as I couldn't torque it down. Is this a
repair the average guy can do at home?

Waiving the right to remain silent, "m_corbelli"
<corbellicrew@comcast.net> said:

> I recently bought my college age daughter a 92 accord. It runs great but
> there was an oil leak. I tracked it down to the drain plug but as I
> tried to tighten it I realized it's stripped as I couldn't torque it
> down. Is this a repair the average guy can do at home?

It could be as simple as purchasing a new plug. But if the threads in the
oil pan are stripped, you're probably going to be getting a replacement pan,
or pay to have someone cut out and replace the threads somehow. Depends on
how it is built.

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m_corbelli wrote:
> I recently bought my college age daughter a 92 accord. It runs great but
> there was an oil leak. I tracked it down to the drain plug but as I tried to
> tighten it I realized it's stripped as I couldn't torque it down. Is this a
> repair the average guy can do at home?

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Sometimes a double-thick crush washer and a new plug is all that's needed.

'Curly'

m_corbelli wrote:
> I recently bought my college age daughter a 92 accord. It runs great but
> there was an oil leak. I tracked it down to the drain plug but as I tried to
> tighten it I realized it's stripped as I couldn't torque it down. Is this a
> repair the average guy can do at home?

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