Re: V8 oil change - 1990 3.6

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Phil Payne say:
> 
> In message <v04003a17b1ed29c29539@[10.1.1.5]> Brett Dikeman writes:
> 
> > Yhea, well, apparently, I got a nice gift from a previous Audi mechanic.
> > He/she installed(or the car came with) a different oil plug from almost
> > every other 200q20v on the planet, it seems.
> 
> The standard repair for a stripped thread on the oil drain is to drill
> and tap for a differential drain plug.  Check if it's 17mm Allen.

You could also get a drain valve from imparts and have it welded on
oil-tight. Don't ever need to remove it (unless you ever need a
new oil pan).

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