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Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:09 am

Subject says it all, trying to figure out options here.

85 Westy original 1.9.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:13 am

What's the problem? Stripped case, stripped plug, trying to remove jb weld from the drain plug? I think you do need more description on what you are asking.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:14 am

My apologies. The plug has been jb welded in and cannot remove to drain oil.

I'm guessing there was a reason behind the jb weld but can't get past it to see what it is.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:18 am

one would have to assume that the case is stripped.

do what ever it takes to remove the drain plug and then (dependent on how much damage you do) either use a longer drain plug or a timesert in the case.

not the end of the world, by any means :wink:

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:19 am

and by 'do what ever it takes' i mean put a big breaker bar on it and break it loose :twisted:

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:21 am

Ok that's encouraging. The folks that I think did it are looking to replace the pan, which I haven't been able to locate a replacement for?

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:30 am

There is no drain pan on a WBX. The drain plug is threaded right into the engine case. Try not to do too much damage or you'll be replacing the whole engine. Maybe a little heat would help?

Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:42 am

Get a torch with a small tip & heat up JUST the plug.

Get it hot, and back it out of the engine.
What your mission is to get the epoxy soft enough to be able to spin the plug out.

Don't go crazy here or you'll have aluminum rolling off of the engine block.

Obviously there is a problem with the hole for the drain plug--be prepared to be repairing that with an oversized self tapping plug, or a thread insert.

Some hobbiest did that engine a big favor .

Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:29 am

JB does get pretty useless above 600*

I second the heat it up then twist it ASAP with a socket.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:02 pm

Never tried using one of those oil suction setups, but maybe that would be a better option than dealing with the plug.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:18 pm

Many thanks for the help and suggestions. I am very thankfully going to be working on this with someone who knows much more about it than I do. Excited to learn through this one.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:08 pm

You could leave the drain plug alone and use one of these,sucking the oil up through the dip stick, for your oil changes.
Could save you from having to deal with the chance of killing the engine case.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:00 pm

Quote: You could leave the drain plug alone and use one of these,sucking the oil up through the dip stick, for your oil changes.
Could save you from having to deal with the chance of killing the engine case.

that's the solution...

I would do the same

Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:09 pm

0to60in6min wrote: Quote: You could leave the drain plug alone and use one of these,sucking the oil up through the dip stick, for your oil changes.
Could save you from having to deal with the chance of killing the engine case.

that's the solution...

I would do the same

It's what I use to change the oil in my boat's diesel engine; the drain plug is just a bitch to get to. Maybe change your filter more often too.

Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:55 pm

There's a second plug that you can drain oil with it uses a 6mm allen key if I remember correctly. My previous van had a stripped plug so I used the other plug to drain the oil. It takes a bit long because of the smaller diameter hole.