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Anyone else find the gasket for this a pain in the ass?
I have to replace this thing at least once every oil change, is this normal :1zhelp: :aigo:
 
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Yeah, i thought about that. I just paid for 3-4 gaskets from a local toyota dealership. Bought all the ones they have in stock, they should hold me over for a bit :)

its just a pain because the dealership was closed sunday night and i didnt have any gaskets to replace it with, so i leaked about 2 qts of oil since sunday..
 
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you should always replce the drain plug gasket every oil change. Dealerships, garages, and quick lubes all replace the aswell. Some GM cars have a rubber o-ring built in the plug elimating the need to replace the gasket.
 
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A small box with about 6 washers/gaskets at most auto parts stores are only 4.00 or so. (Rubber/fiber gaskets made for your drain plugs, even the right size.)

Also I swear the guys who worked on my car dented the pan at the gasket mating surface, so I really have to crank that sucker down and compress the gasket to make it stop leaking.
 
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Adjuster said:
Also I swear the guys who worked on my car dented the pan at the gasket mating surface, so I really have to crank that sucker down and compress the gasket to make it stop leaking.
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I did a stupid thing to mine, so don't you people do it.
Oh, you want to know what it was?..

I started the bolt, then just "tapped it on" with my impact gun. I figured it would be ok, since I just pulled the trigger and let right off quick.
BAD IDEA !!

Apparently, inside the pan there is a welded in threaded piece, and it must have a dimple, and not be perfectly flat all the way around.:icon_evil

A little dent happened, about 1/8" wide, and now a regular gasket won't seal. I'm ending up have to use a garden hose gasket every oil change. It is soft enough to squeeze into the dent and seal it from leaking.

I just found out that some GM cars use a metal gasket that has rubber on both sides. I'll get one and try it on my next oil change. :nono:
 
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i dont replace mine everytime and ive never leaked out of there.personally when i need one i take the plug to my local autozone and tell em i need a new one and they give me on for free, cause they dont want to go through the trouble of ringing it up, hehe
 
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I started the bolt, then just "tapped it on" with my impact gun. I figured it would be ok, since I just pulled the trigger and let right off quick.
BAD IDEA !!
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You really put an impact on something that gets 9 lb/ft of torque?:aigo: Or whatever it is. Cant say I have done that, but I know you arent the first.
 
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stuckma

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Does the garden hose gasket really work? My drain plug has been leaking
for almost 2 weeks now, it's driving me up the damn wall, I can't stop it. It's leaking pretty good, I put a piece of cardboard under it every night, it makes a big spot. It started after a shop changed the oil. I have tried a new plug, new gaskets from the Toyota dealership, I even tried putting 2 gaskets on, nothing works. I haven't thought about using teflon, that's a good idea. Maybe teflon and a garden hose gasket will do the job. At this point I don't know what else to try. Thanks for any advice out there.
 
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I STILL dont hve a damn gasket on mine, it drips very little but enough to need a qt a week, I didnt know there were gaskets for them, NEVER seen one, EVER! Ill go buy some now.
 
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