Recently took my 2018 5.0 in for an oil change and immediately after it developed a very severe leak from the plastic oil drain plug, 1qt about every 500 miles. I took it back in and the tech said that the oil pan is damaged and the plug spins freely like the internal stops are damaged. Nobody will take responsibility for the issue so I'm on my own. I intend to fight it but in the mean time I need the truck back up and running. Before I go and replace the pan can I epoxy a Ronin plug in its place? I've used them in the past with great luck and once the outer piece is epoxied in place I should still be able to drain the oil. If all goes to hell I'll just have to replace the pan anyway. Does anybody have experience with this issue and would permanently securing the Ronin plug in place work as I think it will?

 

TroyD80,

I've epoxied many fittings and holes in oil lines/pans/radiators. I would raise the front of the truck to drain as much reisdue out.
There will always be some drops left, so now raise the rear of the truck to keep residue in front of pan. Use carb cleaner on a rag to swab the hole and plug dry 2 or 3 times. Mix up a batch of 5 min JB Weld, PC11, or whatever industrial epoxy you can find. You know the rest,

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