Oil Drain Plug Gaskets
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I went to change my oil, and I bought the gasket from Autozone. It leaked like a sieve. The ring was not as wide as that which came off the car, but I could not reinstall that because it was cracked. So I went to NAPA and their gasket worked. Moral of the story-NEVER buy drain plug gaskets at Autozone. Well now I'm off to clean the massive amount of oil on my driveway. Later...
Josh G.
Joy is passing a brand new car at 80 in the fastlane, with your 22 year old Japanese economy car.
1983 Toyota Tercel Wagon (4WD, SR5)
Joy is passing a brand new car at 80 in the fastlane, with your 22 year old Japanese economy car.
1983 Toyota Tercel Wagon (4WD, SR5)
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none of the four tercels i maintain have oil plug gasketsInkyturbo wrote: I went to change my oil, and I bought the gasket from Autozone. It leaked like a sieve. The ring was not as wide as
been using "form a gasket" (non-hardening) in a tube
wipe excess oil off plug and lay a bead of gasket compound
wipe oil hole (does not have to be totally clean)
install plug
works 100%
Love those Tercell 4x4 wagons but they sure suffer from road noise.
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the company name is permatexbrianp wrote: Is that like the plumber's putty, or is it specifically for cars?
"form a gasket sealant"
its primary use is for cars
its always in the sealant section of the local auto stores
comes in tubes (like toothpaste) about 5 inches long and 3/4 diameter
there are two types "non-hardening" and "hardening"
i use "non-hardening" for the oil plug and all gaskets except for the
head gasket and manifold gasket. i also smear it on o-rings for the cooling system. also on the valve cover gasket in the area of the front cam seal to prevent leaking into timing belt area. using this stuff on gaskets may not be necesary but just an extra precaution.
have never had a gasket failure when that stuff is on it.
"non-hardening" option makes gasket removal much easier
Love those Tercell 4x4 wagons but they sure suffer from road noise.