[TR] TR6 Oil Plug washer

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 5/19/2009 10:03:49 AM Central Daylight Time, 
levilevi at comcast.net writes: 
> Is there a particular type of washer that is supposed to be between  
> the oil pan and oil plug?  I have a magnetic plug but can't seem to  
> get it to stop leaking.
> 
Bud, that is a tapered pipe thread.  It is supposed to seal by binding up 
the threads which will seal up against oil leakage.  Sometimes it actually 
works.

If you are having trouble getting it to seal you can really crank down on 
the plug and run the risk of breaking something or you can get some pipe 
dope.  Some have warned against using teflon tape dope as it can create threads 
that can clog up and block off oil passages so stick with the paste type and 
leave the leading two or three threads free of the dope.

Or park over some cardboard.

Dave