I have also had the seals in the 2 joints where the dipstick/fill tube join
and where it joins the pan.

Velma 82 na diesel westy
On Jun 13, 2013 10:47 AM, "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have had a piece of debris get stuck in there from an oil change and not
> seal properly, sadly I have heard of the plug being over tightened and
> cracking the pan. Hope its a piece of debris and not a crack!!
>
> Velma 82 na diesel westy
> On Jun 13, 2013 10:07 AM, "David Moyal" <moyald@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been meaning to ask this for a while; the growing stain on the street
>> in front of my house makes me get it in gear. My '83 diesel Vanagon has a
>> unique (in my experience) oil drain plug. The sealing surface is
>> hemispherical, and it sits horizontally on the oil pan. Hard to describe,
>> but...mine has always leaked. I replaced the drain plug once - no change.
>> Has anyone dealt with this, or has anyone got any ideas on a fix?  Thanks,
>> David
>>
>