I didn't have any problems with my transmission or primary plug but I noticed my oil drain plug was harder to screw in. I could only get it half way finger tight and had to use a ratchet to tighten it down the rest of the way. I checked the plug several times before screwing it down but it didnt appear to be cross threaded or anything. I noticed today that it is leaking slightly and my new rubber o ring was squashed out and actually broke.

 

i ordered a new oil drain plug with a rubber washer and another new o ring to see if that stops it. Anybody else have a problem like this

 

Just snug it up and then a tweek more.
Always use the drain plug oil ring one time only...
Rob

 

A bit concerned that it required a ratchet to draw it close to home ..... I use a socket head spun with my fingers only (no ratchet connected) simply because of where the plug resides. Would it spin on for you in that fashion or are you encountering pretty good resistance against the threads ? Hoping it's not the threads in the engine case.

 

Thats what I was worried about also but its not alot of resistance. Once I use a ratchet I barley have to apply pressure to get it screw down. I just noticed on my primary and transmission I didn't need to do that

 

 

Yes - great point. Nice 'n clean and a new proper o-ring could be the ticket! New thread sealant (not a fan of Teflon tape) as a last resort.......

 

I would chase the threads with a tap cleaning them out real good. Clean plug real good and coat with pipe sealant, use new O-Ring, finger tighten the plug using a socket to hold it then torque to specs if you have a torque wrench or just tweak the plug a 1/2 turn or so passed finger tight.

 

There was some thread sealant on the plug. I never really cleaned the drain hole very good. I hate to waste the new oil by removing the plug now. Im probably gonna just wait to next oil change since its not really leaking bad and then Ill clean everything real good before putting in the new plug. Hopefully that will fix the problem. It does bother me seeing those little drops of oil on the ground though lol I did put some black RTV sealant around the plug hoping that would make it stop until next oil change. Im gonna check it the morning to see if that worked

 

The oil is fresh right? Just clean around the drain, use a clean catch pan to drain into, replace the plug with a new o ring after cleaning threads on both bolt and block and reuse the oil. Strain it if you're really that concerned.
That's what I would do anyway.