Oil Pan Drain Plug Question
10-09-2013, 08:14 PM
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Oil Pan Drain Plug Question
Can you buy a replacement rubber crush washer for the oil pan drain plug?
Anyone use a different solution like an O ring?
Anyone use a different solution like an O ring?
10-09-2013, 08:18 PM
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IIRC, the original was an aluminum washer. Napa.
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Factory original was aluminum. Must have superceded the part. I get the aluminum ones from Napa.
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Not sure what year yours is, on my 99 (so possibly 97+) the factory drain plug has a rubberish washer built right into it.
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The rubber must be a later model thing. Go to the parts store and get a new drain plug for an early model. It comes with the washer on it.
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I don't want to replace a perfectly good plug because the washer is bad. That's why I posted the question. I'll go with an aluminum crush washer assuming it fits the existing plug, if not an O ring fom Lowes might do the trick.
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the rubber washers are typically part of the plug on those chryslers. if the rubber seal is bad time to replace. either upgrade to a plug with an aluminum washer (then get a handful of extras for your next few services, or just replace the plug with a new one with the rubber built in. i've tried replacing the rubber part and it always seams to leak
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the rubber washers are typically part of the plug on those chryslers. if the rubber seal is bad time to replace. either upgrade to a plug with an aluminum washer (then get a handful of extras for your next few services, or just replace the plug with a new one with the rubber built in. i've tried replacing the rubber part and it always seams to leak
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Or, just do what I do. Remove the plug, clean the threads while the sump drains. Check the internal threads after the sump has drained. Put some RTV black on the plug threads, install plug. Tighten 1/2-turn past finger tight. It's worked better than any washer I've ever tried to use, and keeps the threads from seizing.
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Use whatever you like - rubber-bonded sealing washer, dead soft copper washer, soft aluminum washer (doesn't seal as well,) punch one out of EPDM or Neoprene, punch one out of fibre paper/material, ...
Or, just do what I do. Remove the plug, clean the threads while the sump drains. Check the internal threads after the sump has drained. Put some RTV black on the plug threads, install plug. Tighten 1/2-turn past finger tight. It's worked better than any washer I've ever tried to use, and keeps the threads from seizing.
Or, just do what I do. Remove the plug, clean the threads while the sump drains. Check the internal threads after the sump has drained. Put some RTV black on the plug threads, install plug. Tighten 1/2-turn past finger tight. It's worked better than any washer I've ever tried to use, and keeps the threads from seizing.
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