97' 855R -Engine Oil Drain Plug - leaking
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What he said. Don't think you really need to or would be benefited pulling out a torque wrench and I don't know anyone who does or needs to. It's just that it's aluminum so you don't want to try and cure a leak with more force 
Lug nuts, every time ... drain plug, never.
The fact that you've done so much already pretty much assures me you're tightening it down enough and it's something with the surfaces of the pan or plug or you just haven't seen something above it leaking down.
Hopefully you'll get a chance to try a nylon gasket and it will seal it up.
18mm or 3/4" Dorman Part # 097-004 or 097-004.1
Lug nuts, every time ... drain plug, never.
The fact that you've done so much already pretty much assures me you're tightening it down enough and it's something with the surfaces of the pan or plug or you just haven't seen something above it leaking down.
Hopefully you'll get a chance to try a nylon gasket and it will seal it up.
18mm or 3/4" Dorman Part # 097-004 or 097-004.1
Where do you get this gasket? It is pricey at most online places I saw and most gouge your eyes out with shipping on top of it (at one online retailer the gasket is $7 and shipping $11).
Dorman 097-004 Oil Drain Plug Gaskets at OutdoorPros.com
18 bucks seems a little steep to me for a small nylon washer. Thanks!
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Wow, send me ten bucks and I'll send you two (shipping included) !!
Oreilly is $0.29 for one.
Call the store first just in case
Dorman® AutoGrade™ 097-004 - Oil Drain Plug Gasket | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Or in the area of the oil change "stuff" they will have packs 2.29-3.99 of a few of them not engine or car specific.
Autozone the same, NAPA the same, Pepboys the same ....... Just need to make sure the packet states fits 18mm (3/4") plug.
That's just the Dorman number and each parts supplier might have a different brand with a different specific part number it's just a nylon washer fitting a 18mm plug. Dirt simple and might even have them at Walmart, Homedepot, Menards ... hardware stores too.
And be careful of young men who aren't willing to look past the computer screen or old guys who don't care
If they only look it up on their parts computer a lot of times the "specific" one for the car comes up as needing to be ordered, special ordered or not available. They're generic and hanging on the hook in the oil change supplies isle. Sometimes "us" parts people get tunnel vision and you're so busy helping people you don't think beyond what the computer says.
Oreilly is $0.29 for one.
Call the store first just in case
Dorman® AutoGrade™ 097-004 - Oil Drain Plug Gasket | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Or in the area of the oil change "stuff" they will have packs 2.29-3.99 of a few of them not engine or car specific.
Autozone the same, NAPA the same, Pepboys the same ....... Just need to make sure the packet states fits 18mm (3/4") plug.
That's just the Dorman number and each parts supplier might have a different brand with a different specific part number it's just a nylon washer fitting a 18mm plug. Dirt simple and might even have them at Walmart, Homedepot, Menards ... hardware stores too.
And be careful of young men who aren't willing to look past the computer screen or old guys who don't care
If they only look it up on their parts computer a lot of times the "specific" one for the car comes up as needing to be ordered, special ordered or not available. They're generic and hanging on the hook in the oil change supplies isle. Sometimes "us" parts people get tunnel vision and you're so busy helping people you don't think beyond what the computer says.
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Wow, send me ten bucks and I'll send you two (shipping included) !!
Oreilly is $0.29 for one.
Call the store first just in case
Dorman® AutoGrade™ 097-004 - Oil Drain Plug Gasket | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Or in the area of the oil change "stuff" they will have packs 2.29-3.99 of a few of them not engine or car specific.
Autozone the same, NAPA the same, Pepboys the same ....... Just need to make sure the packet states fits 18mm (3/4") plug.
That's just the Dorman number and each parts supplier might have a different brand with a different specific part number it's just a nylon washer fitting a 18mm plug. Dirt simple and might even have them at Walmart, Homedepot, Menards ... hardware stores too.
And be careful of young men who aren't willing to look past the computer screen or old guys who don't care If they only look it up on their parts computer a lot of times the "specific" one for the car comes up as needing to be ordered, special ordered or not available. They're generic and hanging on the hook in the oil change supplies isle. Sometimes "us" parts people get tunnel vision and you're so busy helping people you don't think beyond what the computer says.
Oreilly is $0.29 for one.
Call the store first just in case
Dorman® AutoGrade™ 097-004 - Oil Drain Plug Gasket | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Or in the area of the oil change "stuff" they will have packs 2.29-3.99 of a few of them not engine or car specific.
Autozone the same, NAPA the same, Pepboys the same ....... Just need to make sure the packet states fits 18mm (3/4") plug.
That's just the Dorman number and each parts supplier might have a different brand with a different specific part number it's just a nylon washer fitting a 18mm plug. Dirt simple and might even have them at Walmart, Homedepot, Menards ... hardware stores too.
And be careful of young men who aren't willing to look past the computer screen or old guys who don't care
If they only look it up on their parts computer a lot of times the "specific" one for the car comes up as needing to be ordered, special ordered or not available. They're generic and hanging on the hook in the oil change supplies isle. Sometimes "us" parts people get tunnel vision and you're so busy helping people you don't think beyond what the computer says.
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drain plug leak fixed :) - thank you!
everyone - Thank you so much, I replaced the existing gasket with a nylon gasket, I am on the third day no oil drops!!!
----will continue to work on the v70r as this one is not doing to well
Thank you Everyone again for all your help, greatly appreciated!!!
----will continue to work on the v70r as this one is not doing to well
Thank you Everyone again for all your help, greatly appreciated!!!
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Glad to hear we are making progress 
On yours I'd recommend a new gasket each time you LOF. I'm bad for almost never replacing them, just screw the old one back down but so far I've been lucky. I should start taking my own advise and start replacing them before I'm leaking too
On yours I'd recommend a new gasket each time you LOF. I'm bad for almost never replacing them, just screw the old one back down but so far I've been lucky. I should start taking my own advise and start replacing them before I'm leaking too
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