[DeTomaso] Oil drain plug seal
Asa Jay Laughton
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Wed May 25 13:44:51 EDT 2016
It's also possible the drain hole may be cracked, allowing some seepage. I have a stock radiator with a similar issue (not being used).
Asa Jay
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James coyne <tecnosound at hotmail.com> wrote:
>I myself have had better sealing against seepage using plastic or nylon washers . As Daryl mentioned , beware of over torquing the plug . - Jim
>
>Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:20:18 -0500
>From: daryl.architect at gmail.com
>To: sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
>CC: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil drain plug seal
>
>Was it a new copper washer? I once had to re-use a washer and had a tad of
>drippage until I could get a new one. You definitely don't want to crank
>the plug down too hard.
>
>On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Dennis Valdez via DeTomaso <
>detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys and ladies,
>> Is it ok if I ask a question not about the POCA website or the BOD or
>> copyrights etc.? (Sorry just kidding!)
>>
>> Anyway, I changed the engine oil and ZF lube this last weekend. I
>> discovered that my oil drain plug had been seeping. It had a plastic
>> washer on it so I changed to a copper one. I tightened it as tight as I
>> dare but it still seeps a bit. Is there a torques spec for this
>> somewhere? Any ideas on how to get a tight seal?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis
>>
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> I myself have had better sealing against seepage using plastic or nylon
> washers . As Daryl mentioned , beware of over torquing the plug . -
> Jim
> Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:20:18 -0500
> From: daryl.architect at gmail.com
> To: sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
> CC: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil drain plug seal
>Was it a new copper washer? I once had to re-use a washer and had a tad of
>drippage until I could get a new one. You definitely don't want to crank
>the plug down too hard.
>
>On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Dennis Valdez via DeTomaso <
>detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys and ladies,
>> Is it ok if I ask a question not about the POCA website or the BOD or
>> copyrights etc.? (Sorry just kidding!)
>>
>> Anyway, I changed the engine oil and ZF lube this last weekend. I
>> discovered that my oil drain plug had been seeping. It had a plastic
>> washer on it so I changed to a copper one. I tightened it as tight as I
>> dare but it still seeps a bit. Is there a torques spec for this
>> somewhere? Any ideas on how to get a tight seal?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis
>>
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It's also possible the drain hole may be cracked, allowing some
seepage. I have a stock radiator with a similar issue (not being
used).
Asa Jay
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James coyne <tecnosound at hotmail.com> wrote:
I myself have had better sealing against seepage using plastic or nylon
washers . As Daryl mentioned , beware of over torquing the plug . -
Jim
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:20:18 -0500
From: daryl.architect at gmail.com
To: sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
CC: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil drain plug seal
Was it a new copper washer? I once had to re-use a washer and had a tad
of
drippage until I could get a new one. You definitely don't want to
crank
the plug down too hard.
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Dennis Valdez via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Hi guys and ladies,
> Is it ok if I ask a question not about the POCA website or the BOD or
> copyrights etc.? (Sorry just kidding!)
>
> Anyway, I changed the engine oil and ZF lube this last weekend. I
> discovered that my oil drain plug had been seeping. It had a plastic
> washer on it so I changed to a copper one. I tightened it as tight
as I
> dare but it still seeps a bit. Is there a torques spec for this
> somewhere? Any ideas on how to get a tight seal?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
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I myself have had better sealing against seepage using plastic or
nylon
washers . As Daryl mentioned , beware of over torquing the plug . -
Jim
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:20:18 -0500
From: daryl.architect at gmail.com
To: sjcarguy60 at yahoo.com
CC: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil drain plug seal
Was it a new copper washer? I once had to re-use a washer and had a tad
of
drippage until I could get a new one. You definitely don't want to
crank
the plug down too hard.
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:50 AM, Dennis Valdez via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> Hi guys and ladies,
> Is it ok if I ask a question not about the POCA website or the BOD or
> copyrights etc.? (Sorry just kidding!)
>
> Anyway, I changed the engine oil and ZF lube this last weekend. I
> discovered that my oil drain plug had been seeping. It had a plastic
> washer on it so I changed to a copper one. I tightened it as tight
as I
> dare but it still seeps a bit. Is there a torques spec for this
> somewhere? Any ideas on how to get a tight seal?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
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