Are you sure it's deffo a left hand thread. The picture looks like a standard sump bolt. (All be it in need of a good clean before it's even undone again.) it is the right size head and has the flange for the crush washer. Even if you had a left hand bolt I doubt it would have the flat for the crush washer. Let's face it 1) who has a left hand thread bolt lying around anyway to effect such a bodge, 2) if you're going to the hassle of tapping it to suit a left hand bolt why not do it for a right hand one,
And what Hugh says, if you don't tell the dealer you think it's left handed and they strip it, that's not really being fair. But TBH stripped bolts or sheared bolts are not the responsibility of the mechanic.
Take any bike or car to a garage, if a bolt snaps or strips, it'll be you paying the bill for them sort it. It's not they're responsibility for it snapping.
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