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skeazle · 10-08-2017, 10:13 PM

Would like to know if I can find the washer size at my local hardware store or do I have to pay $.025 a piece + $13.00 shipping from Snyder's? I noticed oil dripping from the drain plug and the pan bolts are tight and it is dry up there around the pan so I assume it is the washer on the drain plug that is bad. Thanks, Jim

RandyinUtah · 10-08-2017, 10:39 PM

Why not drain the oil and take the plug to your local parts house and get a washer to fit?

Synchro909 · 10-09-2017, 04:01 AM

If you don't want to pay that much freight (I wouldn't) you could leave it till your next order. A little yellow Teflon tape on the thread of your current plug should keep the oil off your garage floor in the meantime.

springerpete · 10-09-2017, 05:35 AM

I just got one from TAM'S in MA and it cost me less than $4 including mailing.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-09-2017, 07:19 AM

I "think" a Spark Plug washer will fit??
Bill W.

crock · 10-09-2017, 08:05 AM

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You could use a rubber "0" ring.

leo · 10-09-2017, 08:23 AM

I would be hesitant on just using anything that fits. It has to seal under pressure and not break or it will leak.

skeazle · 10-09-2017, 08:26 AM

Thanks guys. I like Bill's idea of robbing from Peter to pay Paul

100IH · 10-09-2017, 09:36 AM

Try to find a Land Rover dealer somewhere. The old Buick engines that they used for so many years is an exact fit. Can't be too $$.

Licensed to kill · 10-09-2017, 09:43 AM

Why can't Snyders send it in a regular envelope. That would be the same cost as mailing a letter.

heneste · 10-09-2017, 06:42 PM

I wouldn't use rubber unless you're sure the oil won't eat it. I've purchased some copper oil drain plug gaskets at the local hardware store before and they seem to work just as good as the originals.

Bob Bidonde · 10-10-2017, 09:28 AM

I fabricate my washer using the plastic from of an empty oil bottle. I also do the same for the radiator cap and gas tank cap. The bottle plastic is very durable, and it seals well.

duke36 · 10-10-2017, 10:28 AM

Perhaps check the drain plug mating surface on the pan for flatness and no scoring ?

10-08-2017, 10:13 PM	#1
skeazle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hershey, Pa. Posts: 102	engine drain plug washer Would like to know if I can find the washer size at my local hardware store or do I have to pay $.025 a piece + $13.00 shipping from Snyder's? I noticed oil dripping from the drain plug and the pan bolts are tight and it is dry up there around the pan so I assume it is the washer on the drain plug that is bad. Thanks, Jim

10-08-2017, 10:39 PM	#2
RandyinUtah Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ogden Utah Posts: 242	Re: engine drain plug washer Why not drain the oil and take the plug to your local parts house and get a washer to fit?

10-09-2017, 04:01 AM	#3
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: engine drain plug washer If you don't want to pay that much freight (I wouldn't) you could leave it till your next order. A little yellow Teflon tape on the thread of your current plug should keep the oil off your garage floor in the meantime. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

10-09-2017, 05:35 AM	#4
springerpete Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Maine Posts: 643	Re: engine drain plug washer I just got one from TAM'S in MA and it cost me less than $4 including mailing.

10-09-2017, 07:19 AM	#5
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: engine drain plug washer I "think" a Spark Plug washer will fit?? Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-09-2017, 08:05 AM	#6
crock Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: HOLDEN, MAINE Posts: 133	Re: engine drain plug washer Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You could use a rubber "0" ring. __________________ MY PROBLEM CHILD!

10-09-2017, 08:23 AM	#7
leo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 734	Re: engine drain plug washer I would be hesitant on just using anything that fits. It has to seal under pressure and not break or it will leak.

10-09-2017, 08:26 AM	#8
skeazle Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hershey, Pa. Posts: 102	Re: engine drain plug washer Thanks guys. I like Bill's idea of robbing from Peter to pay Paul

10-09-2017, 09:36 AM	#9
100IH Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SW Idaho Posts: 970	Re: engine drain plug washer Try to find a Land Rover dealer somewhere. The old Buick engines that they used for so many years is an exact fit. Can't be too $$.

10-09-2017, 09:43 AM	#10
Licensed to kill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Alberta Posts: 930	Re: engine drain plug washer Why can't Snyders send it in a regular envelope. That would be the same cost as mailing a letter.

10-09-2017, 06:42 PM	#11
heneste Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa,Ontario, Canada Posts: 271	Re: engine drain plug washer I wouldn't use rubber unless you're sure the oil won't eat it. I've purchased some copper oil drain plug gaskets at the local hardware store before and they seem to work just as good as the originals.

10-10-2017, 09:28 AM	#12
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,463	Re: engine drain plug washer I fabricate my washer using the plastic from of an empty oil bottle. I also do the same for the radiator cap and gas tank cap. The bottle plastic is very durable, and it seals well. __________________ Bob Bidonde

10-10-2017, 10:28 AM	#13
duke36 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,414	Re: engine drain plug washer Perhaps check the drain plug mating surface on the pan for flatness and no scoring ?