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I changed my oil last weekend and before I got it down off the ramps after running for a few minutes, I saw no leaks.
Left it in the garage and noticed fresh drips the next day - from what I can tell without getting it back on the ramps, it's coming from the drain plug.
There were no leaks prior so I'm hoping it's just that I didn't tighten the plug enough.
I didn't change the washer (not sure if that's considered 'best practice?') so I was going to order a new one on the chance that might solve the issue if tightening up the plug doesn't fix it.
But then I noticed that there are 'gaskets' for the plug also. There was not one on there the previous time I changed the oil (prior to that it was changed twice under my ownership by 2 different Saab indys). My Haynes manual doesn't mention a gasket, only the washer.
I know it couldn't hurt to install a gasket (and they aren't costly); would appreciate others' opinions on their usefulness, etc.
Also, if I did install it, I'm assuming it would be installed between the washer and the pan (as opposed to between the washer and the head of the drain plug)?
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Current: 2003 9-5 Linear
- purchased Oct '18 w/ 25K miles
Past: (2) 1979 Saab 900 EMS
- My First car (1988)/had a bad electrical system
- bought second one to swap engine from first
- both scrapped but the passion wasn't
Posts in this Thread:
- Oil Drain Plug Gasket?, Chip Fichot , Thu, 1 Sep 2022 10:35:14 <-- Viewing This Message
- I would flip them over one time, to get two uses, MI-Roger , Mon, 5 Sep 2022 16:12:23
- Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket?, Snowmobile , Sat, 3 Sep 2022 21:08:10
- Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket?, bobc , Thu, 1 Sep 2022 14:20:16
- Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket?, Boris Bubbanov, Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:58:232
- Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket?, pme , Thu, 1 Sep 2022 11:44:30
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