Desertnate
Active member
The crush washer is another good tip.
For Toyota`s, they typically use a crush washer made of some strange plastic-like material. When you buy a factory oil filter from the dealership parts counter, there used to be a crush washer included in the box. Always thought that was nice touch. No idea if they still do it.
For other cars I would just buy a bag of crush washers in the right size from the auto parts store for about the same price the dealership would sell you one.
Overtightening the drain pug was always a fear of mine and I was very cautious, but it seems there are plenty of mechanics who will just crank that thing down! No thanks. I don`t want to have to buy a new oil pan because I`ve cracked the area around the plug...or just as bad need to have the plug drilled out because I stripped the plug.
For Toyota`s, they typically use a crush washer made of some strange plastic-like material. When you buy a factory oil filter from the dealership parts counter, there used to be a crush washer included in the box. Always thought that was nice touch. No idea if they still do it.
For other cars I would just buy a bag of crush washers in the right size from the auto parts store for about the same price the dealership would sell you one.
Overtightening the drain pug was always a fear of mine and I was very cautious, but it seems there are plenty of mechanics who will just crank that thing down! No thanks. I don`t want to have to buy a new oil pan because I`ve cracked the area around the plug...or just as bad need to have the plug drilled out because I stripped the plug.
