Now the vw dealer says it cannot be repaired and i need to replace the.
Vw jetta oil drain plug stripped.
Like an idiot i took it to walmart to have the oil changed.
Volkswagen jetta 2 8l 2001 a shape oil drain plug seal by elring.
I was told this is fairly common because the plug is steel and the pan is aluminum and they can t tighten the plug too much or it will strip the pan.
Oil pan drain plug repair kit allows you to fix your stripped or damaged drain plug threads on your tdi oil pan.
What to do if you over tighten the cap nuts on the oil drain plate it s easier to do than you may think.
I guess the last person to change my oil tighten it too tight these volkswagen have a nut welded on the inside of the oil pan in the oil plug screws into it evidently.
Kit includes everything you need to fix the oil pan by replacing your oil drain plug with an oversized plug.
As i was waiting a technician told me that the thread for the oil drain plug was losing threading and that it could be re coiled to fit another drain plug.
I went to get my oil changed on my 2013 volkswagen jetta 2 04 cylinder they informed me that the oil plug would just go round and round.
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Stripped oil pan drain plug threads.
Stripped oil drain plug i recently bought a 2004 vw jetta gl and got the oil changed at a popular chain.
You can do this repair without taking the oil pan off the car.
I have a 2004 jetta.
2011 vw jetta sportwagon tdi.
The oil drain plug on my 2011 jetta tdi sportwagon fell out today.
It did not leak oil prior to my visit to walmart.