Massive Oil Leak

[Arith2]

I've never heard of freeze plugs just falling out for no reason. This is not common on any engine. Those suckers are really in there and are ideally permanent. They designed to prevent blocks from cracking when your coolant freezes solid. Coolant freezes at like -30°

[eacmen]

I've never heard of freeze plugs just falling out for no reason. This is not common on any engine. Those suckers are really in there and are ideally permanent. They designed to prevent blocks from cracking when your coolant freezes solid. Coolant freezes at like -30°

On the front of the engine there is a plug that is pressed in but its covering an oil passage, not coolant. Maybe it was a leftover hole from casting?

Calling it a freeze plug is probably incorrect, but it certainly looks like a freeze plug and installed the same way.

[Arith2]

On the front of the engine there is a plug that is pressed in but its covering an oil passage, not coolant. Maybe it was a leftover hole from casting?

Calling it a freeze plug is probably incorrect, but it certainly looks like a freeze plug and installed the same way.

You appear to be correct. Looks like is may be the oil feed to the cams or something. It covers something up rather than it having any purpose as a freeze plug.

[BL92]

Hi, Can we kindly follow up this up with a conclusion and DIY for replacing the cap

[marksae]

Hi, Can we kindly follow up this up with a conclusion and DIY for replacing the cap

I removed the radiator and fan to gain enough room to hammer the freeze plug back on. There's also a metal water pipe that runs in front of that plug that I removed since it partially blocked being able to hammer the plug straight on.

My car hasn't had any issues since I replaced the plug. I did apply some Loctite 620 on the plug before reinstalling it.

Good luck.