Just changed my oil and I have a slow leak around the drain plug. Was wondering if anyone has a hack or suggestion on re-installing the drain plug so this doesn’t happen?
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Oil Drain Plug Leak
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Oil Drain Plug Leak
by Eck » Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:52 pm
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by crawlercreations » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:20 pm
Copper washer.
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by Eck » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:26 pm
Thankscrawlercreations wrote:Copper washer.
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by mickphatmac » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:21 am
Probably not the “correct” answer, but Hack YES...
I have used the little rubber washer off of the garden hose, it’s size is just right and for 3000 miles you can count on it not leaking!
I have used the little rubber washer off of the garden hose, it’s size is just right and for 3000 miles you can count on it not leaking!
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by Eck » Sat May 02, 2020 11:03 am
Well, put the copper washer on and now it leaks worse. I haven’t even started the Bronco to pressurize it and in a day it’s leaked 3 times as much as it did before. So damn annoying.
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by Kinder » Sat May 02, 2020 7:55 pm
That’s not right, is it cross threaded and not “square” to the pan or maybe the mating surface on the bolt or pan have a nick in it? If it all looks and feels right then there are washers that have an O-ring built into them or the ID is made of rubber while the OD is a crushable material.Eck wrote:Well, put the copper washer on and now it leaks worse. I haven’t even started the Bronco to pressurize it and in a day it’s leaked 3 times as much as it did before. So damn annoying.
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by Eck » Sun May 03, 2020 4:55 pm
Per a suggestion, I torqued the drain plug down to about 30lbs and no more leak! I tend to over tighten stuff so was very reluctant at first, not knowing how much I should be tightening it down.
Finally, an easy fix!
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Re: Oil Drain Plug Leak
by Gunnibronco » Tue May 05, 2020 12:13 pm
Eck wrote:Finally, an easy fix!
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