Summit oil pan leak

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vegasanthony

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Hey guys I have thisoilnpan from summit and it seems to be leaking from the drian plug..the plug washer is cheesy so I changed it out for a better one ..the thing still gives an small drop about every day..

So do I tighten even more than I already have it..its quite snug..probably a few pounds tighter than spec.
I tried teflon tape to see if that might remedy it..no luck..I afraid to strip this thing out...
Any ideas???
Anyone ever use one of those stripped adapters for oil pan drain bolts?

Thanks
 
Is it leaking around the thread or could it be leaking in the weld where the plug was welded in ?
 
Don't use Teflon tape. The tape particles could get sucked up if any get in the pan. If anything use a thread sealer after the threads are cleaned. What material is the gasket? I've used Nylon, Aluminum and copper with no issues but the mating surfaces need to be flat and parallel to the bolt head.
 
how old is the pan?
i know you dont want to pull it, but if it is brand new, they will (most likely) stand behind their product

and are you sure the drain plug and the pan are the same thread ?
i know, stupid question, but we all mess up, and this will be simple enough to check
 
I had the same problem. Mine is leaking from the threaded drain hole. I put a teflon washer on the drain plug. 65'
 
vegasanthony said:
Hey guys I have thisoilnpan from summit and it seems to be leaking from the drian plug..the plug washer is cheesy so I changed it out for a better one ..the thing still gives an small drop about every day..

So do I tighten even more than I already have it..its quite snug..probably a few pounds tighter than spec.
I tried teflon tape to see if that might remedy it..no luck..I afraid to strip this thing out...
Any ideas???
Anyone ever use one of those stripped adapters for oil pan drain bolts?

Thanks
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A small bead of RTV around the top of the threads where they meet the plug head works great.
I always do it this way even though my drain plug seats well.
That way I don't even have to tighten it as much as it would normally need.
Dry as a bone.

Clean the bolt and pan surface both beforehand.
 
The only place you might want to use teflon tape or pipe dope is on tapered threads (NPT, etc...). The oil pain drain plug has straight threads, and they will always leak/seep. The gasket is meant to stop this amount of seepage. If it doesn't, you either have a bad gasket, or it isn't tight enough, or there is a crack/damage on the oil pain. Clean it up and you should be able to see where it is leaking from.
 
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