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My oil pan drain plug is stripped and just spins. It’s not leaking. How can I get the plug out and can the hole be fixed or do I need a new oil pan as some people are telling me?
Is it loose enough to get a screw driver under the head? If so, prying up while turning might get to moving. Hopefully, it's just the threads on the bolt that are damaged.
There are also more expensive kits that include an actual tap and a threaded insert.
The quick change oil places have with an expanding rubber plug, but I don't recommend those as they're really only meant for temporary repairs.
Since it is spinning freely, I would try grabbing the head of the bolt with vice grips and try to pull it while turning or use a screwdriver as leverage between the pan and the vice grips and see if you can get the threads to grab hold for removal...