silversrtman

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I just changed my oil on my SS, and i noticed a couple of hours later that the drain plug was leaking....couple drops, nothing major....but just enough to drive me crazy. I torqued it down to the correct torque and everything, i guess the seal just went bad. Anyway my question is, im going to have to get a new one and with that comes draining of the brand new oil. Im going to go get more oil, but im not going to change the filter because its brand new this past saturday....i know the filter accounts for some of the oil, so how much oil should i put back in? I put 6 to begin with because a couple of seasoned ls1 owners told me to run 6...Should i put 5.5 in? 5? I dont really know. Any suggestions would be great. thanks!

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

I put 6 in. As far as the Drain Plug goes..see if you can find a really thin O-ring, I have used that before and it's worked.

silversrtman

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Thanks for the response....you think i should just replace the o ring instead of just getting a whole new plug?

travismcgillsdaddy

u can use thread sealant on the threads, i did it to mine and it worked like a charm

Danny2tek

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^ I always do that at every oil change and no leaks

NastyNate65

Thread sealer or an O-ring. You dont need a new plug unless the threads get stripped. And a good rule of thumb is the oil filter holds about a half court of oil. Unless we start talking truck filters. So I would put 5.5 quarts in it of youre not changing the filter.

fleetmgr

How about just replacing the gasket that is leaking? No need to get fancy.

silversrtman

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thanks guys, when the weather breaks here i will be swapping out the drain plug gasket for a new one and putting 5.5 quarts of more new oil back in.

mischief

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Hmm, I dont see why you cant just go get one of those round open style oil containers? $3.99, and just put it back in after it drains.. if the oil is new that is, just make sure the container is clean, but if you want to buy new oil you can, but its a waste of money.

silversrtman

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yeah, i thought about that, but im paranoid, the 30 bucks in oil is worth it for piece of mind for me

Notmyvette

iTrader: (1)

When I put together my friends ls1 the felpro gasket kit came with a very nice drain plug gasket....Im pretty sure ive seen them for sale individually at advance or somewhere. So far no leaks at all

slow00gt

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Get a drain plug gasket. It will fix the problem