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what the heck is this ?!!!!

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ok so im gonna change my oil. So i drop the plug & let the oil out when i notice a small wire (like a spring>) hanging out the hole where the oil plug goes . ummmmm........is that supposed to be there? Never saw it before ! Should i try to pull it out ?
Thanks
Vinny
 
Are you sure this isn't the remains of the thread from the hole??? Happened to me last year - undone the drain plug and it brought out half of the thread with it! :cry:

You may as well pull it out and see what it is, then try refitting your drain plug and see if it'll tighten up.
 
Has the pan ever been heli-coiled? Could be part of a heli-coil.
 
Thanks a bundle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks a bundle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok so you guys were right on the money as USUAL!!!!!!!! :D I also did a search on here & found an oversized oil plug(self tapping) & WooooHooooooooooo Im back on the road & on my Birthday too. The gods are smileing on me today! :D Gotta love an easy fix when ya get it !
As always THANKS A BUNCH PEOPLE OF GSR!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
 
Happy Birthday. I discovered the threads on my bike were wiped out last fall as I was preparing to leave on about a 1000 mile weekend. Spent about 2 hours trying to find a way to fix it. Finally I stumbled across the oversized plugs. I spent more time looking for a fix than actually fixing the pan.
 
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