Leaking LN Magnetic Drain Plug!

[Rob175]

So......
today back at the shop I watched from under the car and it appeared that it needed another 1/4 turn (using a torque wrench set to 37 ft. lbs)......parked it back in my garage, placed brown construction paper under it and I'll check it again later. Hopefully that's all it needed....probably lost a 1/4 cup of oil at the most. Oil on the paper spreads so it always looks more than it really is.

[Frodo]

Let us know, I'd be curious.

I know what Piper (and you) were sayin' about "starting over," draining, inserting plug with new crush washer and oil, but I suspect what he did will take care of the problem. (It did for me last time I changed the oil, though I wasn't using a torque wrench either time.)

The environmental (and frugal) part of me quietly objected to wasting 9 qts of expensive oil if it was not necessary—that notwithstanding the fact that I realize driving a Boxster isn't the most environmentally friendly thing I could do. (I have an 'out'...my wife drives a Prius and, unlike me, loves it. So we more or less offset each other )

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by Frodo

The environmental (and frugal) part of me quietly objected to wasting 9 qts of expensive oil if it was not necessary—that notwithstanding the fact that I realize driving a Boxster isn't the most environmentally friendly thing I could do. (I have an 'out'...my wife drives a Prius and, unlike me, loves it. So we more or less offset each other )

I daily drive a turbo RX7 your offsets mean nothing LOL

But yeah no reason to drop all your oil. Just put a rubber plug (or just your finger) in there while you figure out what went wrong. Its not like you're holding anything but a few centimeters of head pressure.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

I daily drive a turbo RX7 your offsets mean nothing LOL

But yeah no reason to drop all your oil. Just put a rubber plug (or just your finger) in there while you figure out what went wrong. Its not like you're holding anything but a few centimeters of head pressure.

I went (driving the Boxster, NOT the Prius in getting there!) to the drags in Norwalk, OH, a few years ago, and saw a bumper sticker there that caught my eye. It was on something ridiculous and monstrous like a SRT Hellcat, and declared something to the effect of

Thank you Prius owners—I just guzzled down all the gas you saved!

So, having mentioned the wife’s Prius (which I really wouldn’t totally mind if the damn thing just had some leg room!), I sorta expected a response along these lines. I just didn’t know who would be the source. I should have known..

[Rob175]

ALL GOOD NOW...."no runs, no drips, no errors"....LOL It made a big difference when they tightened the drain plug according to the specs!....LOL