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Originally Posted by gerri
Sorry, the question was not well posed. I wanted to know what length of helicoil you used, 0.5D-1D or 1.5D because the longer it is, the less oil comes out of the cap during an oil change.
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1D no longer than this or else you will have excess coil sticking into the oil pan. The reason why is because the stock drain bolt is 17 mm, 1D = 12 mm, and you want the longest insert possible for maximum strength when the bolt is torqued down.