Broke a Bolt
07-15-2005, 05:14 PM
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Broke a Bolt I was changing my oil for the first time and I took off the wrong bolt, and when I was putting it back, it snapped off. I am wondering how important it is. The bolt is located right next to the oil filter and it is a 10 mm bolt. The bolt is pretty long. Can anybody help?
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Originally Posted by conan
Is it one of the bolts that goes through the oil pan and up into the timing cover?
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Sounds more like one of the bolts in the oil temp sender fitting (not used on an F-body, its not drilled/tapped). You'll want to remove the other bolt, remove the block and remove the broken portion of the bolt - then replace the bolt. If you don't chances are it'll leak oil. That fitting is under full oil pressure, so you don't want to risk a leak there -- could be very dangerous since it'd spray right on the hot exhaust.
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Originally Posted by 02BlackOnBlackSS
I was changing my oil for the first time and I took off the wrong bolt, and when I was putting it back, it snapped off. I am wondering how important it is. The bolt is located right next to the oil filter and it is a 10 mm bolt. The bolt is pretty long. Can anybody help?
Besides the DRAIN plug and the oil filter why were you removing anything else..........
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Originally Posted by conan
Did it snap because of cross threading of from over tighting? If its over tightened usuly the head snaps off and the the shank isn't that tight a pair of vice grips will take care of it. Is it leaking oil?
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Originally Posted by Brains
Sounds more like one of the bolts in the oil temp sender fitting (not used on an F-body, its not drilled/tapped). You'll want to remove the other bolt, remove the block and remove the broken portion of the bolt - then replace the bolt. If you don't chances are it'll leak oil. That fitting is under full oil pressure, so you don't want to risk a leak there -- could be very dangerous since it'd spray right on the hot exhaust.
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
OK no one else has asked so I will Besides the DRAIN plug and the oil filter why were you removing anything else..........
Besides the DRAIN plug and the oil filter why were you removing anything else..........
07-15-2005, 07:36 PM
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Put you mouse on the bottom right corner of the picture you can blow it up, Look to the right of where the oil filter goes the one that goes straight up in to the rear cover is that it?
Put you mouse on the bottom right corner of the picture you can blow it up, Look to the right of where the oil filter goes the one that goes straight up in to the rear cover is that it?
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Originally Posted by conan
http://www.organ1zedcha0s.com/phpBB2....php?pic_id=47
Put you mouse on the bottom right corner of the picture you can blow it up, Look to the right of where the oil filter goes the one that goes straight up in to the rear cover is that it?
Put you mouse on the bottom right corner of the picture you can blow it up, Look to the right of where the oil filter goes the one that goes straight up in to the rear cover is that it?