It had been a while since I last changed the oil. Though I haven’t driven many miles, it seems like a good thing to do. I remembered something was strange last time around and I couldn’t remember what it was, so I ordered a new sump cover and magnetic drain plug, along with a new oil filter and the usual oil change kit with new gaskets and screen.
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Once I got up in there, I was reminded of what the problem was before. One of the studs on the sump cover is stripped, or at least threaded almost all the way up into the case. I was able to get a bit of thread to bite on the cap last time, but not so much this time.
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The rest of them tighten it up enough that it isn’t leaking. The oil that you see in the pic is from elsewhere under there. I will need to add that to the To Do list for next season.
And for my own reference, let’s check the odometer instead of a calendar this time.
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