OIL SEEPAGE AT OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG(REPL. W/ NEW DRAIN PLUG). Saturn Saturn 1992

For 1990-2009 cars

# OIL SEEPAGE AT OIL PAN DRAIN PLUG(REPL. W/ NEW DRAIN PLUG)

#### SUBJECT: ------- Oil Seepage at the Oil Pan Drain Plug with LKO/LLO Engines (Replace with New Oil Pan Drain Plug and Gasket Assembly)

#### MODELS AFFECTED: -------- All 1991 - 1992 and early production 1993 Saturns

#### CONDITION:

--------- Some customers and technicians may see oil seepage around the engine oil pan drain plug.

#### CAUSE:

----- The oil pan drain plug gasket can become distorted or cracked if the drain plug is over-tightened, allowing engine oil seepage past the oil pan drain plug gasket.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: ---------- If oil seepage occurs around the oil pan drain plug, replace the oil pan drain plug with the new design oil pan drain plug assembly, which includes an O-ring gasket.

#### NOTICE: The new design oil pan drain plug consists of a drain plug and O-ring gasket which must be replaced as a unit, neither are serviced separately.

The new and old design gaskets are not interchangeable. Do not use the old design white plastic gasket with the new design oil pan drain plug, or the new O-ring gasket, with the old design drain plug.

#### IMPORTANT: It is not necessary to replace the new design oil pan drain plug O-ring gasket when the oil pan drain plug is removed. If the new design oil pan drain plug gasket leaks, it must be replaced with a new oil pan drain plug and O-ring gasket assembly.

The old design oil pan drain plug gasket is made of a hard white nylon material and is flat where the seal contacts the oil pan. The new design oil pan drain plug gasket is made of a grey soft rubber material and has an O-ring feature where it contacts the oil pan. Only the new design oil pan drain plug with gasket will be serviced.

PARTS REQUIREMENTS: ------------ 21006725 Oil Pan Drain Plug Assembly (with O-Ring Gasket)

CLAIM INFORMATION: ----------- To receive credit for this repair, submit a claim through the Saturn Dealer System as follows:

Labor Case Operation Type Description Code Time

VW Plug and/or Gasket, Oil J0990 0.4 hrs Drain - Replace

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