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Broken Oil Pan Bolt and Guide Stud

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by indianballer, Aug 29, 2021.

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    indianballer New Member

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    The blue arrow is the broken stud that is used as a guide to place the oil pan then bolt it down. The red arrow is the snapped bolt that is stuck inside the threads. I may have messed up the threads already with a drill bit while attempting to remove the snapped bolt however I am unsure since there were only a few threads exposed. What do you recommend? Will using a bunch of RTV prevent oil leaking?
     

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    Remove the broken bolt and if needed, re-tap the hole and put in a new bolt?
     
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    Myself, I would use a small grinding stone in a Dremel tool to make a divot in the center of the broken fastener. Then drill slowly with a new 1/8" bit to make a pilot hole. If it is centered then go up to whatever size for tapping the threads. Also see what a helicoil kit goes for.

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    Might find something in this:

     
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    Wow are you running maple syrup for oil? That's pretty bad there.