Lost the air bleeder plug. Help! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

OnionTou · 07-17-2014, 10:09 AM

I was following this DIY Guide on checking and replacing the engine coolant on the DIY forum, and I lost the air bleeder plug.

This one right here:

Long story short, I unscrewed it a bit too much, and it fell into some parallel dimension. I'm pretty sure it did, I moved my car out the garage, moved everything it might have rolled under, and still no sign.

Toyota doesn't have it in stock, and it's a 4-6 week wait, and it costs $50 to get it. Villagescionparts.com has it for $23, but with the S&H to Peru I'm still bound to pay $50, so can anyone take a picture of the plug and the dimensions so I can just buy any other bolt that fits there while my part ships over?

d1ck · 07-17-2014, 10:17 AM

If there's an o ring on it should be a normal metric thread, if there's no oring it's probably a tapered thread. I'd guess 3/8" NPT if so.

AdrianG · 07-17-2014, 10:22 AM

It's probably still in the engine bay. Flip the car over and shake it and I bet it will fall out.

Seriously though, more searching in the engine bay may be quicker than ordering a new one.

Urmyson · 07-17-2014, 10:32 AM

I dropped a socket and it ended up on the plastic panels under the car. I had to take them off and there it was. Try taking those off and see if it falls out.

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07-17-2014, 10:17 AM	#2
d1ck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Black 2013 FRS Location: Newfoundland Posts: 249 Thanks: 31 Thanked 83 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If there's an o ring on it should be a normal metric thread, if there's no oring it's probably a tapered thread. I'd guess 3/8" NPT if so.

07-17-2014, 10:22 AM	#3
AdrianG Generally Well Liked Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: '08 STi Hatch, '11 Outback 3.6R Location: Ontario Posts: 419 Thanks: 43 Thanked 197 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's probably still in the engine bay. Flip the car over and shake it and I bet it will fall out. Seriously though, more searching in the engine bay may be quicker than ordering a new one.

07-17-2014, 10:32 AM	#4
Urmyson Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: FL Posts: 191 Thanks: 12 Thanked 45 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I dropped a socket and it ended up on the plastic panels under the car. I had to take them off and there it was. Try taking those off and see if it falls out.

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