I have to disagree with you there... I have found that nylon washers need to be replaced often. A hint on the copper/aluminum washers is to turn it over every time you change the oil. I like to replace it whenever I change the oil if available cause they are cheap. Richard -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DMCVIN6683 Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 4:41 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Re: removing oil through the dipstick I have never changed my Copper washer and it never leaked and I did plenty of Oil Changes. Nylon is the way to go, it never needs to be changed. Mark V On Apr 11, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Tom Tait wrote: > As I peer into my stainless steel ball I see... > > > > "Hey Farrar... I have all kinds of drain plugs for that fit both the > oil pan and your transmission pan on my specialtauto.com site. We > have > magnetic an non magnetic. You also need to change out the sealing > washer on the plug every time. You will get a new one with any > plug you > buy from me and I also include the good puffy washers with every oil > filter I sell! Come in by the site, you can get a new magnetic plug > that uses a standard wrench on my Engine Products page... > > > > John Hervey" > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/