oil drain plug leaks

[dan cocomise]

Oil drain plug leaks, threds look and fill good.Oil heats up it drips evon more.Any quick fixes. thanks

 

[Bill Hanlon]

FLAPS should have oversize oil plugs. They are just a tad bigger. You don't re-tap the pan.

 

[ol' chebby]

Make shure you have the little plastic or rubber gasket under the drain plug, like some modern cars have, sometimes this will help.

 

[vwnate1]

Oil Plug Weeps & Seeps

Never , EVER use a ribber drain plug gasket ! .

Only a hard one , copper , fibre , aluminum , nylon etc.

 

[Lakeroadster]

Teflon works good too. Glass Filled Teflon, a.k.a. GFT, is good up to 700 degrees. The replacement pan I bought for my sbc many moons ago came with a GFT gasket.