I need an oil pan for my 96 F3. Just bought a small project bike and my oil drain plug looks as if it was ground down and welded closed... I dont know why but thats what its like so I would like a new oil pan, if I can't find one for a cheap price then Ill just drill a new hole and thread it. Just checking out some options!

Anyone have one??

 

I head you sayin somthin about this, I wanna see just what you have going on...

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Getting the pic right now. Hold on a sec...

 

Here is the oil pan. The bolt is welded and looks hideous. It looks as if they ground down the area and just welded it. Maybe they stripped it and had to kep it closed some how? I dunno...

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ss/Oilplug.jpg

 

Damn, I wish I could confirm that is even the right spot because I cant recall where the plug is exactlly. Either way, that cant be welded because its alum vs. steel bolt so they wont mend no matter what. My next advance would be to take a good size visegrip on the head of that bolt...but Im worried your lookin at the wrong thing. Damn I wish I was by my bike near to look at

 

Just looked at my f3 and it looks like it but mine seams a little different. shorter than the one in the pic.

 

That's the only spot on my pan for an oil plug. And that is no bolt, that is a weld job on there. Either they did an aluminum to aluminum over job or just melted it with an arc welder and it just seated over it. I dunno, but there is no way to crack that off without damaging the rest of the pan. It's kinda a crappy pic I know, but all I had on me was my phone and my camera is broken.

 

Damn, well looks like its time to go shoppin

 

Haha ya. Have one bite, but not sure if he is going to accept my offer.

 

Do u still need that oil pan cuz i got one.....$20 plus shipping