stuzbot
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Thanks again all, for the offers of help. Much appreciated!
I'm pretty sure I've tried an M10x1,5 --the short one amongst my motley collection pictured above. As I've got several bags of nuts and bolts in all the 'normal' sizes. I was just trying different M10s in case Toyota had used some weird thread pitch. And, as I've said, I suspect the problem getting anything to screw in smoothly is because the threads on the sump itself have got a bit damaged.
Anyway, progress report time:
I left the 2,5 litres I put in first thing for a couple of hours and then went out to check for any drippage.
So far so good....
OK, Skip. Wish me luck. We're going in with the rest....
Another 2,5 litres in and I let that settle for another 20 mins or so and then started her up. I let it idle for about 10 mins while checking underneath for any drips. All clear again. So I went off for a drive round. Not straying too far from home, just in case. But did about 5 - 10 miles and got the transmission up to temp. Then back to the ranch to park up and check the damage.
All good again [Yes, it is the same photo from before. This is a Cheapo Productions© post]
So, still with fingers tightly crossed, I'm hoping I might just have managed to botch something together here which will hold. Tempting though it is to get hold of a proper plug [or M10x1,5 bolt] and try to persuade that into position, I'm kind of minded to leave well alone for now and just keep an eye on it. It seems [so far!] to be working and who knows what can of worms I might open by taking that copper bolt out and trying to force a steel threaded one in. Sometimes it's better to just tiptoe away.
BTW, after my first layer of Red Silicone [which I'd squirted in between washer / nut / sump had had time to part cure yesterday, I went out and put another layer on top, covering the whole ensemble. So my ersatz sump plug doesn't look quite so... er... 'elegant' now.
But the extra thickness of silicone should belt'n'braces what's already there. Red Silicone is designed for making internal engine gaskets. So should be more than capable of sealing any microscopic gaps round the threads of my copper bolt and its nut and washer.
Time, as they say, will tell!
I'm pretty sure I've tried an M10x1,5 --the short one amongst my motley collection pictured above. As I've got several bags of nuts and bolts in all the 'normal' sizes. I was just trying different M10s in case Toyota had used some weird thread pitch. And, as I've said, I suspect the problem getting anything to screw in smoothly is because the threads on the sump itself have got a bit damaged.
Anyway, progress report time:
I left the 2,5 litres I put in first thing for a couple of hours and then went out to check for any drippage.
So far so good....
OK, Skip. Wish me luck. We're going in with the rest....
Another 2,5 litres in and I let that settle for another 20 mins or so and then started her up. I let it idle for about 10 mins while checking underneath for any drips. All clear again. So I went off for a drive round. Not straying too far from home, just in case. But did about 5 - 10 miles and got the transmission up to temp. Then back to the ranch to park up and check the damage.
All good again [Yes, it is the same photo from before. This is a Cheapo Productions© post]
So, still with fingers tightly crossed, I'm hoping I might just have managed to botch something together here which will hold. Tempting though it is to get hold of a proper plug [or M10x1,5 bolt] and try to persuade that into position, I'm kind of minded to leave well alone for now and just keep an eye on it. It seems [so far!] to be working and who knows what can of worms I might open by taking that copper bolt out and trying to force a steel threaded one in. Sometimes it's better to just tiptoe away.
BTW, after my first layer of Red Silicone [which I'd squirted in between washer / nut / sump had had time to part cure yesterday, I went out and put another layer on top, covering the whole ensemble. So my ersatz sump plug doesn't look quite so... er... 'elegant' now.
But the extra thickness of silicone should belt'n'braces what's already there. Red Silicone is designed for making internal engine gaskets. So should be more than capable of sealing any microscopic gaps round the threads of my copper bolt and its nut and washer.
Time, as they say, will tell!