Can you buy a replacement rubber crush washer for the oil pan drain plug?

Anyone use a different solution like an O ring?

 

IIRC, the original was an aluminum washer. Napa.

 

Not on the replacement plug I bought from the stealer ship. It's neoprene and fits along the outer profile of the plug.

 

Factory original was aluminum. Must have superceded the part. I get the aluminum ones from Napa.

 

OK, thanks I'll get some next time I get some filters there.

 

Not sure what year yours is, on my 99 (so possibly 97+) the factory drain plug has a rubberish washer built right into it.

 

Auto zone also carries them.

 

Mines a2001 and that is what's on it. The robber got slightly crimped and I was looking for an alternative for my next oil change.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

That's what I was getting at. You explained it very well.

 

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.

 

Good info. Thanks.