The temp sensor thread on my case is stripped. As I was unscrewing the blanking bolt I realised that particles of the thread came out and some nice silvery oil. Eeek!
Is there any way to repair this? I realise this will be probably be an engine out job for access but being as this is on the main oil galley's I don't really want a bad leak and metallic particles going straight to my cams :?

I'm thinking of trying to bond the plug back in somehow and hopefully clean up/catch some of the crap by removing the right side cam line and poking some Q-tips down. Perhaps cranking the engine over to flush some oil through first might clear any particles?

Any suggestions gratefully received :|

In order to fit the temp sensor now I'll have to use a block like on the SC I guess.

Do you lurk on the Bird Board at all? If so, send a PM to Craig Garrett (CGarr is his username) He did all the machine work on my 2.7 case for my six build. He helped me through a couple of dicey situations with mine. His reputation and work are top notch--I would listen closely to his advice. Hope that helps!!

If you retap it for a timecert or helicoil, use heavy grease on the drill and tap ... the grease will catch the shards.

Alternatively, you could direct the suction hose of a shop vacuum to pull the shards while you drill.