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Jim wrote:
> The oil pan itself isn't threaded. The plug screws into an insert that
> bolts to the oil pan. If the threads strip in the insert, the insert
> would be replaced, not the pan.
I remember following a thread in a Yahoo group on the same subject. The plate you see isn't threaded. Since the pan is Magnesium a plate for the drain plug crush washer is needed to prevent rapid chaffing of this face. As I remember the threads are in the pan.
jhfrazee wrote:
> They claim that I had the oil changed somewhere else and that's where the
> damage was done.
If this is false I'd hold my ground. Contact Honda customer relations in your zone. Contact information is in your owners manual and is a toll call. If your missing interval is in step with your oil change history unfortunately you are on weaker ground.
Stripped is a total failure. There are degrees of thread damage. And has been already stated frequently this damage is shared with the drain plug. Replace the plug (inexpensive) and chase the threads with a tap. The small amount of metal flakes that _may_ remain in the pan is only a _minimal_ risk. Only the oil pump will be subject to intake of the flakes then the filter will trap them. Since the flakes (Magnesium) are softer then the pump (steel) its difficult to imagine much damage from this one episode.