DMOBBERLEY

Purchased a new washer at the Dodge Dealership which is rubber steel combo. It is still spewing oil. Help.

infidel

Sometimes if the plug has been overtightened the pan will get distorted and no longer seal.
Best bet is to drain your oil, clean the surface well and use RTV to permanently seal on one of the many oil drain valves available.
Either that or replace the pan.

Dr. Evil

Will the RTV cure in the oil residue?? Theres no way youll be able to clean off all the oil.

You could try putting an o-ring under the new drain plug.

TIMMY22

very small ammount of teflon on threads (low on plug). works every time.

Dr. Evil

Dont use Teflon...

Silverjay

A vendor just brought in a great product yesterday for removing oil. It is a bacteria that actually eats the oil and leaves a very clean surface. We tried RTV on an oil spot after using the stuff and it bonded really well. I don't know what is costs yet, but it came from Motion Industries.

kd460

Get a nylon gasket from this company:

http://www.cgenterprises.com/drain_plugs.htm

Your Cummins uses the 22 mm size. Remove the old rubber one, and replace it with the nylon one (#2008W).

They are a great source for replacement drain plugs, magnetic as well.

singleturnout

go to genosgarage.com they have new plugs

mkrenn

I've used teflon tape. Works everytime. Used it on my personal rig and work trucks. Cheap too!

Dr. Evil

Seems like a good fix....BUT, what happens when a chunk of that teflon tape breaks off and plugs a piston cooling port. Then you are royally screwed. For me, tearing into a otherwise perfectly good engine to do a ring job or even bigger job isnt an option. Just because something is cheap, doesnt mean that its a good fix. These engines are WAY to $$ to rebuild and cheaping out on parts is silly.