 Need advice -- oil galley plug, What to seal with? |
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| BillC |
 Jan 28 2024, 11:12 AM
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I think I found the oil leak on the bottom of my engine. When they rebuilt it, they installed screw-in oil galley plugs. This one, on the front of the engine, appears to be the leak -- it was a little loose and there was oil all over the back of the motor mount bracket.
 The plug is 22mm with 1.5mm thread, straight thread (no taper), and is fairly short. It looks like they might have used a very small amount of gasket shellac to seal it originally. They did stake the plug, and it didn't rotate, but it unscrewed very easily and turned-in just a little past the stake when I tried putting it back in. What should I use to seal this plug? I'm guessing pipe dope isn't the right stuff, since the plug isn't tapered. More gasket shellac? Red loctite? Something else? Thanks! |
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BillC Need advice -- oil galley plug Jan 28 2024, 11:12 AM
DennisV
I think I found the oil leak on the bottom of my ... Jan 28 2024, 12:13 PM
BillC
If remove and reinstall is an option, perhaps Loc... Jan 28 2024, 12:23 PM Superhawk996 That one is a factory plug and as you’ve noted, ... Jan 28 2024, 12:35 PM Superhawk996 The one thing I’ve never liked about this plug i... Jan 28 2024, 01:05 PM Geezer914 I used aluminum pipe plugs with ARP thread sealant... Jan 28 2024, 02:08 PM BillC
I used aluminum pipe plugs with ARP thread sealan... Jan 28 2024, 02:14 PM Superhawk996
[quote name='Geezer914' post='3125928' date='Jan ... Jan 28 2024, 02:52 PM BillC
[quote name='Geezer914' post='3125928' date='Jan... Jan 28 2024, 04:26 PM Geezer914
[quote name='Superhawk996' post='3125939' date='J... Jan 28 2024, 07:00 PM bkrantz That's the same plug I fought last year. See ... Jan 28 2024, 08:45 PM BillC
That's the same plug I fought last year. See... Jan 29 2024, 09:40 AM bkrantz
[quote name='bkrantz' post='3125967' date='Jan 28... Jan 30 2024, 09:27 PM DRPHIL914
[quote name='bkrantz' post='3125967' date='Jan 2... Jan 31 2024, 09:35 AM BillC The aluminum plugs arrived today -- I ordered extr... Jan 30 2024, 07:28 PM  |
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