BUT JOE! ITS MY VX!!!!

Yeah, I know it isn't that serious. Its just annoying because I like my VX in top shape! I'm gonna try a new plug this week and pray it works for me. Aside from oil on my garage floor, I really don't like spilling it all over the road either....

I am just getting worried that changing out the pan is going to be a much, much bigger task and probably something I should not attempt myself, even though I am eager to learn and do these things. Too bad my VX is my only form of transportation...at the moment (the Falcon isn't here just yet).

Bart

Quote Originally Posted by Joe_Black
For the small amount of money and effort a new plug and plastic washer take you'll likely find it an adequate solution. The threads are probably buggered up a bit, but it'd literally take months and months of dripping without you ever checking the oil to lower the level significantly and it's not like the oil pan is under any kind of pressure that would blow out a sizeable bolt that has marginal seating. Yes, it's annoying to have some oil on the ground. Drive a Detroit Diesel 8V71 for a while and you'll never pay any attention to a drip or two ever again.