Repairing Aluminum EVO oil pan
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Thanks for the offer, dropped it off over my lunch, I went ahead and paid them to weld the crack up on the other, so i'll have a good pan and a backup.
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Cause the timesert is steel and not likely at all to strip in the future, like welded aluminum might.
By the way, helicoil doesn't require the old threads to be there, you use a special tap to make the threads forthe coil.
By the way, helicoil doesn't require the old threads to be there, you use a special tap to make the threads forthe coil.
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The timesert and the helicoil are thread inserts. Much better thread replacement because they are steel.
if you've had the drain hole welded up you could go either way to regain the threads for a plug, thread inserts or drill and tap back to what was threaded from the factory.
if you've had the drain hole welded up you could go either way to regain the threads for a plug, thread inserts or drill and tap back to what was threaded from the factory.
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Thanks again everone, went ahead and paid the welding shop $100 to do both pans, welded the crack in the new one and welded the old pan's drain plug up. I'll drill and tap this later for a backup pan. I put the previously cracked pan on yesterday, ran the bike for 20 minutes or so to warm it up then parked it with some cardboard under and it and I don't see any drips this morning. Going to keep watching it over the next month, but I might have actually gotten it this time.
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Oil gasket maker
I replaced the timing chain in my Jeep Wrangler tungsten steel inline 6 cyl. which has a two part oilpan and cam chain cover combo. Seemed pretty hokey at first. Solid core of forged tungsten steel and then a sideways bolt-on section of oilpan, 
It called for permatex oil gasket maker in the manual. These engines are designed to last 400,000 miles. I used this gasket maker and not one drop of oil since. I am at 200,000 miles and zero leaks. Also any TIG welder should fix that easy, maybe a rental could be acquired to put a bead on it. 
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Permatex-...Maker/16777009
It called for permatex oil gasket maker in the manual. These engines are designed to last 400,000 miles. I used this gasket maker and not one drop of oil since. I am at 200,000 miles and zero leaks. Also any TIG welder should fix that easy, maybe a rental could be acquired to put a bead on it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Permatex-...Maker/16777009
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