Timfoilhat
Time is my accomplice
2A Bourbon Hound 2024
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Unless the drip is staining a pristine garage floor or driveway and he's as anal about it as I am.If you're using a locking helicoil, you shouldn't need Loctite. If Loctite is used, it should, of course, ONLY be applied to the outer threads of the helicoil. It should also be allowed to cure a full 24 hours before installing the drain plug.
An alternative to a helicoil would be a solid threaded insert. Also easily loctited in place.
But I can't help thinking much of what we're now tossing out is useless hypotheticals, making a mountain out of a mole hill. Get under your Jeep and do an oil change and LOOK at what is really going on. If you're not losing a ton of oil, then there's no need to do any of this until the next oil change is due anyway.