CT5-V 2025 CT5 Blackwings - have your dealer check oil plug on the front of the engine (Service Bulletin attached)

[DCV]

weld it up. carefully.

 

[Todd]

weld it up. carefully.

Weld steel to aluminum? That would quite the feat.

This is a low pressure part of the oiling system (unless there is excessive combustion blow by, but that would be a worse issue).

A press fit, when done properly, should be sufficient.

The original press process wasn’t done properly.

 

[1Evil55]

Give it enough time, its going to weld itself together.

 

[DCV]

Get a piece of aluminum to weld the hole shut.