What is the best oil drain plug and gasket to use on the 302?.. I ALWAYS have a little leak haha.. I've tried many, but can't seem to figure it out. They all work good for a week or two and then I get the little leak ;D
Use a soft copper washer between the pan bolt and the pan. make sure your pan bolt has a flange head. If you still have an issue take a copper washer and hang it by a wire and heat it up on your gas stove at home until it is really hot. Don't force cool it off, just let it cool on its own. This will anneal the copper to a dead soft state and make it easier to compress the washer. We use to have issues with leaky banjo bolt washers when they were made with too hard of copper washers so we used this method to solve the problem.
Take a look at how the bolt tightens into the pan with out the washer and make sure it contacts the surface flat and square when the bolt head gets to the surface of the pan hand tight. Maybe something has been bent out of square or a replacement over size bolt has been screwed in crooked.
Grab this box from Harbor Freight. For $5.00 it is good to have around in the shop. I've done my 9" rear(3/8"),intake manifold(5/16"), brake caliper hoses, and oil pan plug with this kit.Thanks guys! I ordered the Earls gaskets and I will also be trying the cooper washer technique soon. hopefully one or the other will work for me. For sure no more hard plastic gaskets for me! ;D
Grab this box from Harbor Freight. For $5.00 it is good to have around in the shop. I've done my 9" rear(3/8"),intake manifold(5/16"), brake caliper hoses, and oil pan plug with this kit.
https://www.harborfreight.com/80-piece-copper-washer-assortment-67526.html
Thanks for posting this. collecting parts to put the pig back in the housing and felt ripped off spending $10 for 10 copper washers... this looks better. just gotta find a 20% off coupon and i'm on my way!