oil drain plug gaskets

[wazzabie]

what do you use for drain plug gaskets in the k5 350's... nylon or crushed metal? I've also seen metal with some type of gasket on the inside.

 

[ciffer]

You change your plug gasket?

 

[wazzabie]

You change your plug gasket?

The original has been on it since 1978. It is well cracked.

 

[kevin400ex]

i use the nylon ones

 

[K85 Octane]

i use the nylon ones

though I've never used anything else, this is what I use

 

[4X4HIGH]

I use the metal with the rubber insert, they are the best out there.

 

[ryoken]

same here... i run these....

 

[4X4HIGH]

same here... i run these....

Them's the ones.

 

[ciffer]

Hmm, might be worth changing, maybe the motor will keep oil in it a little better.

They stock those at auto parts stores?

 

[4X4HIGH]

We carried them at the auto store I worked at. I'm sure most stores will have them.

 

[wazzabie]

Do you replace them at each oil change or reuse them?

 

[ryoken]

reuse it... just wipe it with a rag and reinstall... just be careful pulling/putting it off/on on the plug... thats how the rubber gets torn up is by people roughly pulling them off and on the plug...

Dorman makes em iirc...