| Author | Message | ||
     Jason McCombs (Jasonmc) Member Username: Jasonmc Post Number: 134 Registered: 06-2003 |
do i absoulutely need to have new crush rings at the oil filter and the drain plug. I got mobil 1 for my diffs and the engine and a short K&N oil filter and wanted to change the oil this weekend as its time, but alas i forgot to order a set of those rings. so can i clean and reuse the old ones? they were both put on new by me at the last oil change interval. | ||
| Rudd B. Thabes (Thabes) New Member Username: Thabes Post Number: 6 Registered: 09-2003 |
No, I have re-used my crush rings a couple of times. At the worst, they leak a little. Rudd | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1309 Registered: 02-2002 |
You mean the drain plug washer? | ||
| Ed Mah (Emah) New Member Username: Emah Post Number: 19 Registered: 12-2003 |
You can reuse it but I wouldn't do it more than twice. It depends on the how crushed they are and how well it still seals. It is a crush copper washer so it is designed to be permanently crushed every time you tighten down on it. You should always keep a few as spares...they are cheap. Ed | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Senior Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 632 Registered: 02-2003 |
would any copper washer work? | ||
| Bob Shinn (Bshinn) New Member Username: Bshinn Post Number: 13 Registered: 01-2004 |
Anybody know the size & torque spec on the plug? |
