Cracks on a oil pan from a new supra MKV??

[kpsupramkv]

Hope everyone has had a good holiday season so far. I picked up a new supra 2026 few months ago and so far it has reached ~2500 miles. It has been garage kept, highway driven. No mods. I went today to do a first oil change and after removing the black oil drain plug cover I noticed some oil around the drain plug. Its never had an oil change previously and was likely only accessed by the factory or if maybe during the PDI (not sure what their process is) but I also noticed some possible cracks in the pan around that plug seen in the photo? Not sure if that is normal as I have been trying to look at photos online but cant find anything up close. There is no oil coming from elsewhere from the sides when I look around that area. I haven't changed the oil yet or loosened the bolt until I know what is going on. Any input would be appreciated. Happy holidays
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[razorlab]

Normal aluminum casting patterns.

 

[itzTang]

Clean it up and keep an eye on it

 

[lucky phil]

No need it's as razorlab pointed out casting marks. In this case as the moulten aluminium flows into the mould it arrives at some locations usually the more intricately shaped at slightly different temperatures and forms tiny boundry markrs, quite normal and nothing to be concerned about. More linier and symetrical marks like this will be from the moulding lines in multi piece moulds.
Phil

 

[kpsupramkv]

thanks for your quick response everyone! i ended up changing the oil and seemed like the drain bolt originally was not as tight as should've been which seems to be the case looking at other forums from factory.

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