Oil Drain plug leaking

latief · Post by **latief** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:13 pm

My oil drain plug keeps on leaking. it is a minor leak, what will cause this? and does this mean i need a new oil pan ?

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:16 pm

no new pan needed but the seal on the plug is prolly bad. drain all the oil, clean the plug and put an O-ring on it. make sure it seals, dont over tighten.

latief · Post by **latief** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:23 pm

it leaked last time, i thought it was just a one time thing, took it in for an oil change last week. looked at today it is leaking today again....?

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:32 pm

Buy a new drain plug with a new rubber washer on it.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:40 pm

There is a possibility that the bung in the oil pan is stripping out. It happened to mine. If this is the case, you'll notice metal shavings stuck in the threads of the drain plug, and if you stick your finger into the bung once the oil is drained out, you'll feel where the threads are all jacked up. IF the bung is stripping out, you'll need to buy a single oversize self-threading oil drain plug from the parts store for like $4. That's the cheap way. Or get a new oil pan off ebay for like $60.

Hopefully it's just the drain plug as everyone else mentioned. Good luck.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:36 pm

Yeah they probably just haven't changed the o-ring in a while.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:50 pm

Nick Drake wrote:Yeah they probably just haven't changed the o-ring in a while.

The only neon oil drain plugs i've seen don't have an "o-ring" that can be changed. It's an integral part of the plug, and the whole thing would have to be replaced. Is there a different style of plug out there that uses a removeable o-ring?

3Bar_Mopar · Post by **3Bar_Mopar** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:04 pm

I think any lube joint should carry a replacement plug for a small price.

o2bfishn · Post by **o2bfishn** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:45 am

i just bought one at autozone, they list for 2.99 on the website, not sure if i paid less than that at the store. it has the gasket on the plug, M14-1.50 thread size with a 17mm head on it. no leaky...unless your threads are stripped out.