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Old 12-29-2018, 12:12 AM
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I own a 2017 Carrera and have been doing my own oil changes now and have noticed a very small of oil after the car is parked. After researching I ordered these oil drain plugs off of amazon.
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Any thoughts to why oil would be coming from these plugs?
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Old 12-29-2018, 12:34 AM
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Exactly the same thing happened to me with those drain plugs. Has anyone had luck with them?
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Old 12-29-2018, 10:16 AM
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Turns out after reading some of the newer reviews for these plugs , They Leak... I went to partsgeek.com and ordered these if anyone is interested.. Febi Oil Drain Plug- 139915-08059803
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Do you use a new crush washer?
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No crush washer on a 2017. Id sugest splurging on the OE part.
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I’m of the opinion that the plug doesn’t need to be replaced with every change. The o-ring inspected at every change and the plug replaced every 4-5 changes. I understand replacing crush washers every time, but there’s very little torque on the o-ring.
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I oil drain I ordered is made by Bilstein not some cheap parts from china...
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Originally Posted by cosmo1
Turns out after reading some of the newer reviews for these plugs , They Leak... I went to partsgeek.com and ordered these if anyone is interested.. Febi Oil Drain Plug- 139915-08059803
Bummer. I bought mine in July and all of the negative reviews came in after that.
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Must be a way to make 991s leak like vintage 911s.
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I'm scratching my head on this one: The OEM plug is less than $7.
Part number 958.103.801.00. https://www.gaudinporscheparts.com/o...ug-95810380100

Why try to outthink the Porsche engineers' recommendations for $7?!
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It should come with the filter when you buy it. I get my filter from local dealer for like $35 and it comes with gaskets and new drain plug.
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It should come with the filter when you buy it. I get my filter from local dealer for like $35 and it comes with gaskets and new drain plug.
mine comes the same as well
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No one is trying to outthink Porsche but rather find a simple oil drain plug since it seems to be a simple part. Trying to make yourself sound so intelligent saying such a thing is very arrogant and uncalled for. Thank you for the oem part number and I did go ahead and order from your link.
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Originally Posted by cosmo1
No one is trying to outthink Porsche but rather find a simple oil drain plug since it seems to be a simple part. Trying to make yourself sound so intelligent saying such a thing is very arrogant and uncalled for. Thank you for the oem part number and I did go ahead and order from your link.
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You're right, I could have stated the OEM plug advice more politely. I'm sorry about that!

I'm glad you found the link helpful. I hope it resolves the leak for you.
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