Question:
A common question about repairing drain pans on the vehicle
is how do you keep chips from entering the drain pan?
Answer:
Using some general purpose grease on the drill and tap will help
prevent chips from going into the drain pan. Using a low RPM or
drilling by hand instead
of using a drill motor would
further
reduce
the chips into the pan.
Because we are only removing the old threads
with the drill, there
will only be a minimal amount of material removed.
Optional tip to keep chips out of the pan would be
pouring the old oil
back
through pan to flush
any
remaining chips as it drains.
Then after the
old oil
has drained out, replace the drain plug
and continue with the new oil.
Also remember
the filter is there to
catch any debris from normal engine wear.
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