Oil leak thread #gazillion and one
A couple of weeks ago I noticed I was leaking oil from both drain plugs. I changed the oil, and to be on the safeside I replaced both drain plugs, and the accompanying gaskets. I'm still leaking oil, and it is still coming from the drain plugs. The entire area above the front drain plug is dry. If it were the oil pan gasket, the oil should be dripping from there. But it isn't. I made sure the drain plugs were torqued to spec as well. What is going on? I can't picture the new plugs being bad, or the pan having stripped threads. The plugs went in like they were supposed to. I'm at a loss right now.
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Save a seal, club a liberal. -
How is the surface around the plug holes? Look for burrs or nicks that could cause oil to leak past the gaskets. What kind of gaskets are they? -
Just the usual standard nylon gaskets. They came with the drain plugs.Save a seal, club a liberal.Comment
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The ones I got had rubber gaskets. I did have to lightly file the oil pan around the drain plugs to get it smooth again tho, too many over-tightened drain plugs over the years.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Maybe the pan is warped, causing the threads and gaskets to not seal properly?Nick
88 Colony Park LS
G-pa's old car, but he's cruisin around heaven in his 69 wagon now
Future plans:Semi HO conversion, or Explorer motor swap, shift kit, PI springs and sway bars, KYB-GR2 shocksComment
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can you get an oversized drain plug?
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Put a dab of blue rtv on the outer threads of the oil plugs before you reinstall them,should seal it up good enough to stop the oil plug leaks.Comment
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Or tefflon tape ;-) }Question we got two drain plugs????People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.Comment
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Yep, 2 of em.Comment
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