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Old 09-02-2016, 06:12 PM   #1
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Old 09-03-2016, 06:45 AM   #2
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I went under the Jӓgermobile to take a look. The motor was spotless except the oil drain plug and some surface oil stain around the plug on the sump plate. There was a small drop of oil on the plug so I thought maybe I did not tighten it enough on the last oil change. So gave it a little tightening turn and it gave loose, like the head of a bolt breaking off or stripped threads. I thought oh… oh… I broke something. So I removed the plug and took a close look at the threads, they were pristine. Then I took a close look at the threads of the sump plate and those were pristine as well. I thought wtf… Then I took a close look at the plug and this is what I found:





This is a LNE plug that I have had for many years. Not sure how many oil changes it has gone through but since I change the oil every 4000 to 5000 miles it has been through a few torques.
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