OK, so my oil drain plug is leaking. I changed my oil last week, and noticed drips this morning. I gave the plug a quarter turn thinking maybe I didn't tighten enough last time. This made it worse. The oil then started dripping faster. So, I figure its my copper washer, since I haven't replaced that in a while. So I went out and got a new one, and basically changed my oil again. I put the new washer on the plug and closed everything up.

The situation has not changed. Drip. Drip. Drip.

So, did I over tighten? Did I strip my threads?

Worst case scenario I guess would be a new oil pan. Is this something I should be able to get from Merlin or a salvage yard? Also, it looks like I could drop the oil pan without much trouble. There is a cross member there but it does not appear to be in the way too much. If this ends up being my solution, how screwed am I from a time/work/money point of view?

What about the Fumato valve option?

Uggg - Bart