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Originally Posted by eastbay
It's already pulled, just remove the nut and unscrew the stud and pull it out. Clean out the metal thread debris with carb cleaner and then use a metric tap to thread the hole (8mm?, I can't remember)and insert a short bolt with new crush washer. Leak fixed.
Put the stud in you parts collection and when you go through the motor you can fix it then and the little bit of threading you did on the outside of the case hole will not matter.
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The leak is solved but the IMS bearing is not being supported. If oil can come out, the case halve are not compressed together anymore. That will lead to an unbalanced IMS and maybe more damage (chain sprocket, pump, shaft) and you need to split the case to fix this for sure.
I would take the risk to try a real fix without splitting the case, but it is not my car.
Here is a picture of what the inside looks like (bottom right stud)
