Is the '81 gs650's oil pan the same as '82s?

[Cmarino]

Stripped drain plug thread, not sure if I want to spend a ton of time trying to possible unsuccessfully fix it, and I can only find '81 oil pans on ebay. Will this fit? Thanks

[Rich82GS750TZ]

You can compare the part numbers from the fiches from this 2 years on sites like partsoutlaw.com. My guess would be yes but I have not looked.

[Steve]

Better, cheaper, quicker, ... go to Auto Zone and get a +1 drain plug.

It is slightly oversize, will cut new threads and you will be DONE.

I offer this suggestion because to remove the drain pan, you will need to remove the exhaust. The exhaust bolts are usually the WORST bolts on the bike to remove because they tend to break. When they break, you will need to take the rest of the engine apart to have the broken bolts removed from the head. Cost will be a couple hundred dollars, if you do it yourself, and will easily occupy an entire weekend.

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[Cmarino]

I was looking at it today and it looks like I would be able to take out the oil pan without messing with the exhaust. It look like I can slide it down towards the back of the bike, are you sure that won’t work?

[Rich82GS750TZ]

I’m thinking that even if you manage to remove all on the oil pan bolts with the exhaust in the way, and even if you manage to then finagle the pan out of there, you’re still likely going to have to do a lot of gasket scraping off the bottom of the engine, with exhaust in the way. Steve’s right, as usual.

edit to add: unless you have a lift, you’ll be doing all of that on your back, under the bike.