A friend with a 'domestic' truck - one year old. (don't want to feed the trolls here) He has used one of those quick lube places and is suddenly informed that the female threads for the oil drain plug are stripped. This is the only place he has gone and he has his receipts - and he wants it fixed for free.
How likely is this to occur say with the six cyl. Sienna? (Assuming proper tools and training are never employed - anywhere.)
I had a notion that the male plug was made of a softer metal than the oil pan - or that the threads were hardened.
How is this sort of thing generally fixed? Rethreading with a die and a larger plug? Use of an insert? Replace the entire pan and plug? $ involved?
regards, joe