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10-09-2020, 06:14 AM | #1 |
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36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
What gasket do you find is best on the oil pan drain plug? I have replaced the drain plug and can not stop the constant drip. I see Mac's has two types of washers, the crush type and the standard flat copper ones.
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10-09-2020, 06:53 AM | #2 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
Don't be afraid to use some non-hardening Permatex along with whatever washer you choose to use.
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10-09-2020, 07:31 AM | #3 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
On some modern cars washers with rubber insert are used, I have used those washers on other problem leak cars
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10-09-2020, 08:17 AM | #4 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
At your next oil change, take a moment to determine whether the threads of the drain are damaged or whether the surface to which the washer seals is not smooth; either is easily corrected and should assist with a permanent fix. In the interim, +1 on the Permatex option.
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10-09-2020, 08:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
Suspected partial cross-threading at some point in the car's long run of life
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10-09-2020, 09:44 AM | #6 |
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I would do as suggest by someone else here, check for cross threading of plug & oil pan threads, look for other possible damage of plug and pan in the sealing areas, and find or make a copper gasket that will stay on the plug when it's removed from pan
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10-09-2020, 12:43 PM | #8 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
My 36 marks it's territory under the drain plug as well. In my case it isn't the plug--the bung itself leaks from the seam where it is attached to the oil pan. It is on my project list to take the pan off some day and put some JB Weld on the inside, but it will be done tomorrow..........and we know tomorrow is never here!!
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10-09-2020, 02:40 PM | #9 | |
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I'm not a big fan of JB Weld never had very good luck with that stuff. |
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10-10-2020, 09:17 AM | #10 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
I wouldn't even remove the pan. Just drain and clean it up good before applying the JB Weld. Although I've never had to use it on an oil pan I have patched gas tanks, radiators and a whole lot of other things with great success. I've been a big fan of JB Weld for years.
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10-10-2020, 10:53 AM | #11 | |
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The problem with using anything on the outside is the oil that is still in the leak--you can't get the outside area oil free so nothing will stick. It would take years of sitting with an empty oil pan with the plug out for all the oil to seep down. I suppose one could let it sit over winter and then use heat to burn any residue away. But.........like I said, with what little it drips, it is way down on my project list. |
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10-09-2020, 04:14 PM | #12 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
Thanks guys, I will take a closer look next time and will use some Permatex. So no comments on what washer to use? Anything one is as good as the other?
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10-09-2020, 06:53 PM | #13 |
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Have you tried a plastic washer backed up with a steel one?
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10-10-2020, 12:12 PM | #14 |
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Go back and read my last sentence at the end of post number 7.
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10-10-2020, 10:43 PM | #15 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
Once on a family trip we stopped at a jiffy lube for an oil change. 200 miles later we stopped for lunch and drip drip drip. Bad. It was easy to see they put NO gasket at all on the plug. I asked my wife for some dental floss, put a blob of non hardening permatex between my thumb and finger and stranded the floss through it. Undid the plug half way at the rest area and wound about ten turns of permatex floss and tightened it back up. Wiped the pan clean. Arrived on the East coast 3000 miles later and the pan was just clean black paint. It could not have made a better seal.
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10-09-2020, 07:05 PM | #16 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
Have not tried a plastic washer.
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10-09-2020, 07:06 PM | #17 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
have you thought the leak might come from the large cotter pin in rear of pan ?
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10-09-2020, 07:13 PM | #18 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
I use a large rubber O ring. Works great
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10-09-2020, 08:39 PM | #20 |
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Re: 36 Can't Stop The Oil Pan Drain Plug Drip
I am not a fan of using an O ring in a joint that is not designed for it. I would use a copper or aluminum washer and replace it every oil change.
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