I believe you have to have the removable cross brace and the removable e-brake bracket.
Do you have a plastic washer between the pan and the plug?
Have you tried a good wrap of teflon tape?
The shop-vac trick on the oil filler hole does work well for a quick swap of the oil drain plug.
Good Luck.
Rocky
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