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Was the drain plug possibly over tightened at one point? I'd hate to think you need to replace the oil pan itself but if a new drain plug didn't fix it, maybe that's the culprit? Good luck.
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Was the drain plug possibly over tightened at one point? I'd hate to think you need to replace the oil pan itself but if a new drain plug didn't fix it, maybe that's the culprit? Good luck.
yea, that's what i thinking but hoping it didnt have to come to that.
Stupid question. I know you said you "replaced" the old washer, but did you actually take one off before you put on a new one? Just asking because a friend of mine changed his oil once and there was no washer on the drain plug when he pulled it out so he assumed there wasn't one, but the old washer was stuck to the oil pan.
He ended up installing the new one on top of the old one and had a pretty good oil leak as a result.
I'm sure you probably removed the old one, but had to ask.
yea i removed the old one. i actually had to crape it off with a screwdriver
Yeah, figured you did. But, thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.
I know how oil leaks are. They make me crazy. Had a new driveway poured a couple of summers ago and one of my Camrys had a rear main seal leak. Had the constant battle to keep cardboard under the car until I could get it repaired. Still got oil stains on the new driveway.
Good luck. Sounds like maybe your drain plug was over torqued at some point. Hope you figure it out.
LOl, yea i know what you mean. i had it parked on my steep driveway for a day and now the oil stain is just a long streak down. then, i had the camry parked along the street with cardboard underneath. the next morning, my neighbor pointed out that the cardboard was gone and the oil stain was pretty fat on the street.
I like to clean the threads before I replace the plug. I honestly have never (on any of my cars) replaced the crush washer. I always reuse the one on there. But I throughly clean the threads of the plug, and pan drain, then insert.
Perhaps there's a stripped thread or 2, enough to cause some leakage. I'd try tapping the drain hole, or having a shop do it, as it'll likely be cheaper than a new pan.
Are you sure there isn't a leak from somewhere else, and it's just dripping from the low point plug?
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This might sound dumb, but I wasn't aware of the gen 3.5 having a crush gasket. Is that just on the gen 3, or also on the gen 3.5? I've never noticed and I know there isn't one on my gen 5.5. I tried to reuse the old crush gasket on a transmission drain/refill on my car and learned that it wasn't worth it. I had a very slight leak but naturally I wasn't just going to leave it. I ended up doing another drain/refill to replace the crush gasket. $50 on Toyota Type T-IV transmission fluid!
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I like to clean the threads before I replace the plug. I honestly have never (on any of my cars) replaced the crush washer. I always reuse the one on there. But I throughly clean the threads of the plug, and pan drain, then insert.
Perhaps there's a stripped thread or 2, enough to cause some leakage. I'd try tapping the drain hole, or having a shop do it, as it'll likely be cheaper than a new pan.
Are you sure there isn't a leak from somewhere else, and it's just dripping from the low point plug?
yea im pretty sure the leak is coming from drain plug. i installed the plug a couple times already and i can see the leak originating from there. this afternoon, i bought some nylon washers and added it to the plug and it slowed down the leak but didnt stop it.
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