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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moots" data-source="post: 82055" data-attributes="member: 219">From yr write up,the oil drain bolt is loose,meaning the screw thread has stripped,making the mechanic to unable to tighten it fully.If this is the case,you need to remove the oil pan and send it to the machine shop for a re-thread.Have done this on my e34 oil pan for RM 60 if I remember right.Alternatively,it ain't leaking now even after 9 months(how can you go 9 months without an oil change anywayzzzz?)then live with it until the condition worsens and a re thread becomes necessary.Or if it is the copper washer issue,then get a new one for cheap.</blockquote>