And that **** is on there tight w/crush washer and everything!!!

Doesn't like flow out or anything, but nearly every time I move the car from the garage in the morning there are a few drops of oil on the floor. Had the car up on jacks and the splashgaurd dropped yesterday and it is coming from the plug...wipe it and it is dry for like 5 min, then starts slowly gathering at the base of the plug.

DO I need to torque the ***** of it??? I'm afraid if I do that then I will never be able to get the thing off again, but I simply hate when my car drops oil...

 

My suggestion would be getting a new plug,
Putting it on with alot of force might just hurt it worse by stripping it making it more of a plug (that wont stay in by itself) instead of a screw. Its nowhere near as expensive as the problems you might run into if you keep leaking oil!

 

buy a new crush washer

 

Yeh, just get a new plug. You can go to Mazda but if you have the plug to size up to, any drop-in lube center should be able to sell one to you. But whatever you do, do NOT tighten the plug crazy tight! Just tighten it tight enough to get some tension then a couple of taps on the wrench is sufficient. If it leaks after you change the plug/gasket...time to check out the threads in the pan.

Brandon

 

The threads don't do the sealing anyway. The aluminum crush washer does. You should replace it every 8-10 oil changes, or when it drips. Do like Paw140 said, get a new washer from Mazda. And I would stick with the Mazda plug instead of a low quality aftermarket peice from a quick lube shop.

Jeff

 

Uh oh...when I went to a local Mazda dealership the other day to get a new aluminum crush washer for the oil drain plug (mine was getting hammered, and it was leaking very slightly), they gave me a somewhat narrower copper washer, which they said is the updated replacement for the "old" aluminum washer. Did I just get screwed by another shitty dealership?

 

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ight=oil+drain

 

Money!!!

Thanks dude...

 

The Mazda Dealer as usual is full of ****. The only washer that is specified as an OEM part is ALUMINUM.

I've been using generic copper washers that you can buy at your local hardware store for the past 20 years and have never had one fail on any of my 9 vehicles. They are about 25 cents each....

If you want to get really specific you can buy them at any auto parts store in metric sizes. They are commonly used for brake lines and "banjo" bolts.

 

Get a new plug. Book actually recommends that you change the plug every oil change. Since I'm not made of money, I change mine when it starts to leak like yours is now. Threads just get worn down and oil starts to creep its way out.

As for the washer, I have a copper one myself, got some from the hardware store. Usually good for a couple of oil changes until you can't get the ridge to line up anymore, then just toss and put the new one on.

So if you plug is old (Napa sells those cool ones with magnetic pick-ups to capture all the small pieces of engine that wash up in the oil) its probably just leaking down the thread then off the old spacer. Top of plug probalby isn't exactly straight giving the oil a place to leak out from.