Ok...I may have down something very stupid...years ago I used to change my own oil...but we are talking maybe 20 years ago.
Well today I decide that I'm going to change my own oil on the Matrix because A)IT is actually really user friendly and B) I wanted to put my own GC in it. I also bought a Fram sure drain as it seemed like a good idea. Put her up on the ramps, undid the bolt, let her drain, put in Fram drain plug and noticed that I didnt have the right size wrench to tighten as the Fram is not 14mm.
So I hand tighten the Fram sure drain and use a set of channel locks(well almost like channel locks) to tighten maybe 1/2 to almost 3/4 turn more. After driving to get some more stuff at the store I take a look underneath and see a drop of oil on the pan right near the plug. Take a paper towel and feel there and sure enough there is oil. I get all paranoid that the Fram plug is a leaker(I thought I've heard other people say that it may), drain my oil I just put in- out(Fram made a bigger mess than factory plug) and replace it back with factory plug.......
I can still feel a little oil at the plug after running car...I handtightened the factory plug and used a socket wrenh for another 1/2 to 3/4 turn. How do I know if I crushed the oil pan so that it doesn't seal correctly...or maybe I have not tightened enough?
I feel like a moron if I screwed something this simple up
It's not pouring out...it is just a bit about the plug
Well today I decide that I'm going to change my own oil on the Matrix because A)IT is actually really user friendly and B) I wanted to put my own GC in it. I also bought a Fram sure drain as it seemed like a good idea. Put her up on the ramps, undid the bolt, let her drain, put in Fram drain plug and noticed that I didnt have the right size wrench to tighten as the Fram is not 14mm.
So I hand tighten the Fram sure drain and use a set of channel locks(well almost like channel locks) to tighten maybe 1/2 to almost 3/4 turn more. After driving to get some more stuff at the store I take a look underneath and see a drop of oil on the pan right near the plug. Take a paper towel and feel there and sure enough there is oil. I get all paranoid that the Fram plug is a leaker(I thought I've heard other people say that it may), drain my oil I just put in- out(Fram made a bigger mess than factory plug) and replace it back with factory plug.......
I can still feel a little oil at the plug after running car...I handtightened the factory plug and used a socket wrenh for another 1/2 to 3/4 turn. How do I know if I crushed the oil pan so that it doesn't seal correctly...or maybe I have not tightened enough?
I feel like a moron if I screwed something this simple up
It's not pouring out...it is just a bit about the plug