Leaking Drain Plug !!!
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Worth IL
Leaking Drain Plug !!!
Well Guy's I have tried everything to stop the oil leak, 
I have tried 2 self tapping plugs, different washer's and still those few drops!
well I called up the auto parts store to order a new oil pan, and to my
surprise they tell me that it only uses 4 1/2 Quarts of oil with the
filter! now I was under the imppresion that it took 5 Quarts to fill her up with the oil filter.I have been getting charged for 5 Quarts of Mobil1 when I get my oil changed, what's up with that??
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
I have tried 2 self tapping plugs, different washer's and still those few drops!well I called up the auto parts store to order a new oil pan, and to my
surprise they tell me that it only uses 4 1/2 Quarts of oil with the
filter! now I was under the imppresion that it took 5 Quarts to fill her up with the oil filter.I have been getting charged for 5 Quarts of Mobil1 when I get my oil changed, what's up with that??
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 40,156
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From: San Pedro CA
the volume is 5qts... people put in 4.5 so the crank doesn't cause the oil to foam up.
and get used to a little drip there... it's annoying as hell, ain't it?
think about it, you are going to spend God knows how much for a new pan and get all dirty changing the bitch only to stop a tiny leak? eh... I have done oil pan gaskets... they are a pain in the ***...
and get used to a little drip there... it's annoying as hell, ain't it?
think about it, you are going to spend God knows how much for a new pan and get all dirty changing the bitch only to stop a tiny leak? eh... I have done oil pan gaskets... they are a pain in the ***...
Race Director
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Sounds like the pan is slightly bent. Common if they bottom out on the pan even 1 time. If this is so, you can remove pan and straighten it out with a hommer, long extention and a dolly to back up the pan. I usually just set it on the smooth concrete and let it be my dolly.
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Originally Posted by Poncho C4
Well Guy's I have tried everything to stop the oil leak, I have tried 2 self tapping plugs, different washer's and still those few drops!
well I called up the auto parts store to order a new oil pan, and to my
surprise they tell me that it only uses 4 1/2 Quarts of oil with the
filter! now I was under the imppresion that it took 5 Quarts to fill her up with the oil filter.I have been getting charged for 5 Quarts of Mobil1 when I get my oil changed, what's up with that??
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
I have tried 2 self tapping plugs, different washer's and still those few drops!well I called up the auto parts store to order a new oil pan, and to my
surprise they tell me that it only uses 4 1/2 Quarts of oil with the
filter! now I was under the imppresion that it took 5 Quarts to fill her up with the oil filter.I have been getting charged for 5 Quarts of Mobil1 when I get my oil changed, what's up with that??
Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Leesburg Fl
silicone
had a similar problem ....next time I changed oil cleaned the pan area real well and put some heat resistant silicone around the threaded bolt at and near the washer and head.....worked great
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Austin Texas
I gotta be honest here, if I didn't have that little oil drip that always and forever dangles from my oil drain plug, that is when I would start to worry. I have never owned a GM car that came with a dripless option!! 
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Worth IL
Originally Posted by Da Mail Man
a friend of mine had the very same problem. what he did is to take a piece of rubber from an old tire inner tube and make a rubber washer out of it. in order is was: pan, rubber gasket, steel washer, bolt. it worked great!
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From: Lake Mary Florida
I have the same problem which will be fixed end of this week. I spoke to Chris late last week about this. About 5 months ago, I replaced the drain bolt, and picked up a new one from the local Chevy parts. There was no mention at that time there are two bolts. The one I replaced had a nylon washer, the new one had a built-in rubber sealer. Never had a problem with the old one, but now with this new one it is not sealing.
I found out from Chris there are two listings, metric and standard threads. The metric one has the built-in rubber sealer while the standard has the nylon washer. Apparently the metric one doesn't seal well when used in the pan that requires the standard.
Check your drain plug, maybe you have the wrong one.
I found out from Chris there are two listings, metric and standard threads. The metric one has the built-in rubber sealer while the standard has the nylon washer. Apparently the metric one doesn't seal well when used in the pan that requires the standard.
Check your drain plug, maybe you have the wrong one.
Pro
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Wow, I've got over 210,000 miles on the clock and I've always added 5.5 quarts of mobil 1 synthetic. As for the drips I park on a carpet in the garage... there's always something dripping - if there's nothing dripping, something is wrong. So how much fluid am I supposed to add when I change my headlight filter?
Melting Slicks
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by azzkikr
Wow, I've got over 210,000 miles on the clock and I've always added 5.5 quarts of mobil 1 synthetic. As for the drips I park on a carpet in the garage... there's always something dripping - if there's nothing dripping, something is wrong. So how much fluid am I supposed to add when I change my headlight filter?
