i noticed i had been dripping oil, but not to a big extent. no biggie i thought. well i changed my oil n it started drip again and more!!! so upon the next oil change i discovered that when the drain plug is screwed all the way in, it sits with a little gap to one side, so it like screws in crooked!! the threads looked fine to me, not marring or cross threading taking place. i dunno if this helps but my truck did come with a lc engineering engine which is ok but been noticing funky stuff with it. like my drain plug is an m18x1.5, a landcruiser plug!!! wtf! anyways, i fixed the prob for now by putting on a washer(gasket) that will seal better than copper, a nylon one. now my other worry is this, will the nylon washer melt the oil pan? or can it take the heat? thanx yall

 

nylon washer creates no heat so it will not melt the oil pan..lmao sorry had to.

yea it should be able to take the heat...it doesn't get that hot LOL

the threads in the oil pan are probably so badly crossthreaded that you can't tell they are lol

or it could have just been crossthread to begin with???

what's it matter what kinda plug it is? lol i have Geo Metro auto tranny pan bolts in place of toyota oil pan bolts on my 3VZ

 

Possibly re-thread with a tap and die?

 

nylon can and will take the heat; a lot of vehicles use them. but, overtighten nylon, and they can split; keep that in mind

I think a fiber one is what's most common, but personally I've always been more favorable of the copper or aluminum ones

 

yup..same here bleeder lol...of course i use whatever the heck i got on hand LOL

i can always MAKE something work

 

Tap it larger and pop in a new bolt. It's just a drain plug...