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Originally Posted by kaybat
n52's are aluminum?
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Made of steel. The pan is painted black and a magnet stick well on it. It's not aluminium.
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Originally Posted by pungo
The pan threads don't make the seal, the crush washer does. If you were able to torque the drain plug, it's not stripped, which is great. The crush washer should be replaced with each oil change. If the pan and drain plug surfaces are not damaged, there's a new crush washer and the plug is torqued correctly, there shouldn't be a leak. I guessing you have a very used crush washer on there.
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The crush gasket is brand new.
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Originally Posted by JAS1169
I've read your posting a few times and then realized you used the word "maybe" more than once when referring to the drain plug as the source of the leak. The drain plug area is generally the lowest portion of the oil pan and oil seeping from above would accumulate there. Is there any evidence of fresh oil along the line where the oil pan meets the engine? If so, then the oil pan gasket could be the source.
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The oil pan gasket is clean. It clearly leaks from the drain plug. I just don't know if the threads on the oil pan are shot or if it's just the plug itself. Probably both of them.
I did more search and I read that Time Sert is not good on steel pans. Same for helicoil. I'll try to tap the hole for an M13 drain plug. If it fails, I'll need to replace the oil pan. The dealer asks 2100$CAD for parts and labor.
That's why I'm looking to save an arm and a leg.
