Hello guys,

I tried to do my oil change and unfortunately i messed it up
One of the 2 bolts for engine oil drain was too tight and when i pulled it out it came with the thread on it .. so the case thread is blown
I need to take off the oil pan (the bottom part of engine where the holes for the drain are) and re-thread the whole.
Unfortunately i don't have the gasket and cannot find the right part in the parts catalog
Could you please tell me what is the name of the bottom part of the engine in which the drain holes are and what kind of gasket am i looking for to buy ?
Thank you

P.S any other solution beside re-threading
does anyone know if both the holes have the same function ? do you need to drain both holes or just one is enough ? i am asking because one of the solution that i am thinking beside re-threading is close that hole and only use the other one .. but don't know how it is inside .. maibe it has 2 separate compartments or something and using only one hole would not drain all oil
to be honesc is the first bike i see with 2 engine drain holes and 1 oil tank drain hole

Thank you

You need to drain both holes. There have been others with the same problem so maybe they will see this and chime in. I would change the Title to stripped drain plug so others will know. Also you can do a forum search with the title and find the threads.

Recently went through something similar. I stripped out the oil gallery bolt when installing my oil pressure gauge. Used a Time-Sert kit to rethread the hole from an 8mm to a 10mm.

I had the same thing happen with mine about 3 weeks ago, I got the Time Sert kit I will be install it this weekend with any luck... after I will probably sell the kit (it's $120 online)

You do have to drain both crankcase bolts on the Strat plus the oil tank bolt. There isn't a separate oil pan. The drains are threaded directly into the engine case. If you can raise the engine enough so the frame isn't in the way you may be able to install a timesert. The only other thing I can think of is the rubber plugs that parts stores used to have. They pushed into the hole and a bolt was tightened to expand the plug.

I hate oil leak talks! Gives me the willies!

I was just looking at the parts schematic and the Strat is made similar to the Roadie. There is no oil pan. The front plug is in one of the engine case halves. The rear plug is in the one of the transfer case halves. MAJOR work to take either apart. If the rear plug was the one that stripped then you SHOULD be able to do a timesert without disassembling anything since it is angled down. On the front, it's just according to what is in the way; like maybe a frame tube.

Edit: I should've said: The front plugs are in each case half. I forgot there were 2 engine drains and a transfer case drain.

I love these bikes.......not such a big fan of the engineer that decided where the drain plugs go. You Might get lucky and find another drain bolt longer than the factory units , and Maybe catch some threads in the back of the hole. Worth a try before tearing the motor out. They also make plugs for auto application that are designed to catch what's left of a drain plug thread and "rethread" it , so to speak. Not a favorable option , but an option none the less. If you happen to have thread left that you can catch......remember it does not require a lot of torque to hold those bolts in place. Similar to a spark plug. Here's to hoping....BB

Big Bear makes a good point.These folks make drain plugs for everything, give them a call.
http://www.goldplug.com/

bill

I looked under the bike and it seems there are a lot of bolts holding the bottom end fixed to the engine
Are you sure there is no oil pan ? I see no reason for those bolts to be there if you cannot take appart the bottom

BB .. the bolt goes back in but it does not tighten itself fully .. and i remember only half of the outer bolt having thread on it .. the inner part was clean.
The problem is that it leaks oil