Left Over Bolt
06-19-2014, 01:03 PM
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Left Over Bolt I just finished up replacing the oil pan in the car and I have a single bolt left over. Its the same size/pitch as the oil pan bolts, but I've counted them 10x over and all 14 are there. Does anyone else know where this bolt could go?
06-19-2014, 08:16 PM
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one of the 2 oil pick-up tube bolts, maybe? run back through everything you undid to access the oil pan and run your finger along the pan where the bolts go to see if you can feel an empty slot where you can't see the edge of the pan.
06-19-2014, 08:36 PM
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Never undid the pickup tube. Gonna go back down and check it out again. I did have the bolts for the car near some others, but I dont think I mixed any up
06-20-2014, 01:41 AM
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Figured it out. I had the old stock header bolts sitting on the bench from installing kooks headers. Turns out they are the same size and pitch, save for the tips of the header bolts not being threaded. I figure its torqued down so Im just going to leave good enough alone. Thanks for the suggestions