Oil Pan replacement

Only problem with the Lisle kit, it makes 5/8 inch threads hat are equivalent to 15mm. There is not enough "meat" on the thin walls of the stripped out threaded hole to take that large a thread.

Carefully used, the 13mmx1.25 tap will follow the grooves in the original M12x1.25 threads and cut only a half a millimeter off the wall of the hole,

 

I see. Odd that Toyota doesn’t sell the small piece with the collar. That would be a simple repair.

 

And the item would be in demand, considering the gorillas dealerships employ to do oil changes.

 

If it was my car, I keep one of these Dorman rubber plugs in reserve in my car, so that I can or the shop changing the oil can fill the crankcase with oil and allow the car to be driven.

Dorman 65200 Oil Drain Plug Universal 1/2 In., Head Size N/A

At my convenience, before the next oil change, I'd purchase this oil pan and gasket off of Amazon.

A-Premium Engine Oil Pan Replacement for Scion xD 2008-2014 Toyota Corolla 2009-2019 Matrix 2009-2014 Prius 2010-2019 Prius V 1.8L

FEL-PRO OS 30829 Oil Pan Gasket Set

Instead of the silicone used to "glue" the pan to the upper pan, I either have a local non-dealer shop install the new pan or do it myself in an hour or two. Waiting hours for the silicone to cure is ridiculous.