Oil Drain Plug Leak?

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05-06-2009, 12:52 AM

hitmanws6

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Oil Drain Plug Leak?

My drain plug has a very slow leak, maybe a few drops an hour. It has a new oil pan, and the plug has a nylon washer on it. Its an LT1 btw. Any ideas on how to fix it?

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05-06-2009, 12:58 AM

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I would replace it with new plug that had rubber on it. might get the one with the magnet on it.

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05-06-2009, 01:00 AM

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i will have to ask my builder for an extra one

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05-06-2009, 09:25 AM

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I replaced mine with a rubber gasket. Seems good.

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05-06-2009, 10:09 AM

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Go to Lowe's and get a couple different sized rubber O-rings - it'll cost about $3.

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05-06-2009, 01:00 PM

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Yea replace the o-ring.

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05-06-2009, 05:58 PM

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That o-ring that comes on the plug will go bad after a while. I just replaced mine with one from o-reillys. No leaks since.

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