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Old 08-11-2015, 03:42 PM   #1
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Mine cracked and leaked like a sieve after 3 oil changes and about 3years. Never over tightened.
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Old 08-12-2015, 04:42 AM   #2
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Mine cracked and leaked like a sieve after 3 oil changes and about 3years. Never over tightened.
Was it tightened to the Porsche factory spec?
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Old 08-14-2015, 09:42 PM   #3
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Was it tightened to the Porsche factory spec?
Porsche factory spec for tightening the OEM oil drain plug is 37 ft lbs. That could explain the problem if the LN drain plug was tightened to those specs.

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