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I just completed this job. It ended up taking somewhere around 3.0 US quarts.

Just closing the loop on my original post. I got the new oil pan installed according to @foxtrot722's post, and it went great. Best part: the oil pan comes with the plug pre-installed, so I didn't have to run the risk of repeating my mistake. Moving forward instead of changing the oil the traditional way, I might just swap out the oil pan to avoid touching that plug I have nothing to add to foxtrot722's notes on oil pan swapping. It went exactly as the post said it would, and the parts list provided was SUPER helpful. Edit to add: the one thing that foxtrot722 doesn't get into a ton of detail on is re-mounting the headers. I watched some youtube videos on this which were helpful, because it can be fiddly. The #1 tip I took from those videos was to use a bit of grease to hold the 3 header gaskets in place while you shimmy and jiggle everything into place. Having those things falling out while trying to get the headers re-mounted was no fun.

Thanks a million, all. I'll be replacing the oil pan and will post pics and notes when the job is done. I won't be riding it in the meantime @skipperT Yeah, the crush gasket is in there, just smashed and swallowed by the overtorquing + crack. I never even felt resistance, it happened so quickly and smoothly.

Hi Friends, new to the forum but not new to my FJ-09. I've got a 2017, which I managed to crack the oil pan on while tightening the oil drain plug with a torque wrench that apparently wasn't set right or doesn't work. I see from some googling that oil pan issues are common on this bike and I'm a little unsure about how to proceed, so am hoping y'all can walk me through my options in this situation. In general I would buy the OEM part and swap the thing out after lots of reading and youtube, but it sounds like mods are commonplace as well. Given a choice between the two, I'd probably choose easy over cheap, but I don't want to take it to a shop if special tools aren't required. Thanks for any input or guidance, I look forward to participating in the community. On a related note, is there any reason not to ride the bike before fixing the crack? It's got a slow drip, but if I make sure it's topped off before the ride will I be hurting anything? Pics attached.