Thank you sir!

 

The spring just breaks because simply because of heat and oil pressure? That's so crazy.
I guess best way is just replace 3 and forget about the one under the oil pump....3 is better than nothing..

 

No, not from heat and pressure. The movement of the spring in operation wears on the side that would look like a worm bending while compressed. Over time is wears away the spring material until if finally fails.

 

If one cylinder is damaged you are still without a motor. So I would say 3 is not much better than none in reality.

 

Fawk!! It looks like if you're over 80,000 miles or so you should swap them out regardless...We should all get together in one big parking lot and all do it together....hahahaha

 

The super fine threads are so finicky you would not want to do that in a parking lot, I did it in my garage on jackstands and my nose 1 inch from the block, hated working like that. I had to thread each bolt in and out so many times before I got each right, so easy to strip the threads.

 

This maybe an issue where it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

 

It is a much more tricky job than one might expect, it would be better to do it with the car on a lift. With the fine threads on the bolts you only thread them in by hand, do not put a tool on the bolts until you get them fully threaded by hand. If you strip one of these bolts you will find it very difficult to find the proper sized thread repair kit.

 

Well not everyone is lucky to have access to a lift...

 

Results vary person to person.....

I recently was swapping to a baffled oil pan on my 02, but decided to inspect to ensure I had the updated bolts. I unscrewed one of them, confirmed that it was the newer style, and threaded it back in with a socket and long extension using my fingers....I had no issue getting that bolt threaded back in properly on my first attempt. Screwed in like butter. And this was on jackstands. Not trying to downplay the endeavors of others, but I think certain people are a little...dramatic in their descriptions of what they consider difficult.