Honda bond in drain plug (plugs, replacement, Acura, leak)

[Panda_Puck]

Hey All,

I took my 2008 Acura rdx for oil change and when came back home noticed that oil was leaking from drain plug. Took it back and they said that by mistake they used smaller drain plug which was causing the leak.
They put longer drain plugs and also applied some honda bond and the issue is fixed. No oil leak since past 1 week.

My question:
1. Will Honda bond cause any problem in future oil changes?
2. Would using smaller drain plug have caused any permanent damage to drain pan threads?

The shop i go to is fairly reliable and seems like they had a new guy work on my car which caused the issue in first place.

Thanks,

[robr2]

It's a silicone gasketing material. It should not be an issue in the future.

I don't think using a smaller drain plug caused any permanent damage but I'm surprised they made an error. They should have used your old plug and the crush washer that comes with every Honda filter.

[headingtoDenver]

Originally Posted by Panda_Puck

Hey All,

I took my 2008 Acura rdx for oil change and when came back home noticed that oil was leaking from drain plug. Took it back and they said that by mistake they used smaller drain plug which was causing the leak.
They put longer drain plugs and also applied some honda bond and the issue is fixed. No oil leak since past 1 week.

My question:
1. Will Honda bond cause any problem in future oil changes?
2. Would using smaller drain plug have caused any permanent damage to drain pan threads?

The shop i go to is fairly reliable and seems like they had a new guy work on my car which caused the issue in first place.

Thanks,

The question I have is why are they swapping out the drain plug itself? The drain plugs that Honda uses do not have the crush washer attached and the washer is the only thing you need to replace.


Now, to answer your questions, I've never had to use any sort of bonding agent when putting the drain plug back in so I'm not sure if this would cause a problem or not. Knowing how much of an idiot they were to use the wrong plug to begin with, I wouldn't trust them at this point and no telling how much Honda Bond they used. Knowing your luck, they gooped it on and now some oozed out the back and mixed with the oil. As for the threads, there is a good change they gouged up some of the threads with the wrong bolt, but unfortunately you won't know until you change the oil again. If it were my car, I would do this sooner rather than later.

[UpstateJohn]

Sounds like Jiffy Lube! I wouldn't hesitate to make them change the oil pan, since they obviously messed up the threads on the original.

[easy62]

Never take your car to a fast oil change, dealer only for me because it’s just as cheap and if anything goes wrong it’s on them. You should never have to put a sealant on a drain plug, someone stripped out your oil pan. Never heard of Honda bond.

[Electrician4you]

Wtf is Honda bond p. Probably the glue keeping a Honda together these days

AFAIK from 30 years of changing oil the only thing I ever did was install a new crush washer when I changed the oil. I have never n my life stripped a oil drain plug nor have I ever used any type of sealant on the threads

What most likely happened is one of the “mechanics “ stripped your oil drain plug threads. They shoved the old one back in and it leaked. You went back and they replaced it with a self tapping style replacement drain plug. They silicones it as a safety measure.
The chances of them cleaning out the threads of all the oil so the silicone has a surface to bind to, waiting the required time to let it set them add oil I bet it’s close to zero.