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if its tight and still leaking you may need to re tap the hole into the block with a larger size thread and then insert a new larger size bolt.

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Providing that the bolt and sump threads are in good condition, check that a washer is not normally fitted, where I am most if not all sump plug bolts have copper washer fitted.

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