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Oil Drain Plug Washer
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:52 am
by BigFred
Here I go again... Looks like I'm missing another small part from my Thames project. I've got a bit of a leak around my oil pan (sump) drain plug and looking at the parts diagram it appears there should be some type of washer on the plug. I don't have that. (I must have stirred things up when I did a bit of an engine flush, removed the old sludge and put in new oil.) Anybody know what material that washer is made of so that I can make something up or look for something at the hardware or auto parts store? Thin copper maybe? Thanks.
Re: Oil Drain Plug Washer
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:10 am
by JAN
BigFred wrote:Thin copper maybe? Thanks.
That's all it is!
Re: Oil Drain Plug Washer
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:13 am
by BigFred
JAN wrote:BigFred wrote:Thin copper maybe? Thanks.
That's all it is!
Thanks. Guess I'll need to drain the oil to get the measurements.
(Needs to be done eventually anyway.)
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:58 pm
by zephyrgary
Go to Ace, they have everything.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:51 pm
by BigFred
zephyrgary wrote:Go to Ace, they have everything.
Any idea what size copper washer I'm shopping for?
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 4:58 pm
by mark
Advance Auto has them in copper and different sizes.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:22 am
by BigFred
mark wrote:Advance Auto has them in copper and different sizes.
Thanks. I guess I'll try them first, after I figure out what size I need.