Bolt for oil pan - need to be changed often?!
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Bolt for oil pan - need to be changed often?!
The guy I go to for all my oil changes, for years, told me that the bolt for the oil pan tends to go bad on the Lexus. He said its best to change the bolt every 2-3 oil changes. He said because of the black rubber washer tends to tear which would cause a small oil leak? Is he bull*****ting me to charge me a little extra every few oil changes or what?
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Only the oil drain gasketed washer needs to be changed, preferably at each oil change. The oil pan bolt itself should never need replacing...
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The guy I go to for all my oil changes, for years, told me that the bolt for the oil pan tends to go bad on the Lexus. He said its best to change the bolt every 2-3 oil changes. He said because of the black rubber washer tends to tear which would cause a small oil leak? Is he bull*****ting me to charge me a little extra every few oil changes or what?
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The Toyota plugs that I got have a black washer as part of the bolt. The washers are not replaceable. Are you referring to generic drain bolts and using regular round oil gasket washers? I've been using the same bolt for about 3 changes, then replacing the bolt due to reasons mentioned above when the black washer insert gets flattened. Is there a way to replace just that black washer within a stock bolt?
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The Toyota plugs that I got have a black washer as part of the bolt. The washers are not replaceable. Are you referring to generic drain bolts and using regular round oil gasket washers? I've been using the same bolt for about 3 changes, then replacing the bolt due to reasons mentioned above when the black washer insert gets flattened. Is there a way to replace just that black washer within a stock bolt?
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The Toyota plugs that I got have a black washer as part of the bolt. The washers are not replaceable. Are you referring to generic drain bolts and using regular round oil gasket washers? I've been using the same bolt for about 3 changes, then replacing the bolt due to reasons mentioned above when the black washer insert gets flattened. Is there a way to replace just that black washer within a stock bolt?
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The Toyota plugs that I got have a black washer as part of the bolt. The washers are not replaceable. Are you referring to generic drain bolts and using regular round oil gasket washers? I've been using the same bolt for about 3 changes, then replacing the bolt due to reasons mentioned above when the black washer insert gets flattened. Is there a way to replace just that black washer within a stock bolt?
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I remember the first time I changed the oil on my wife's RX350, I thought it was odd that there appeared to be no crush washer/gasket, then I looked closely at the drain pan and it was stuck to it. The next time I changed the oil, it stuck to the oil drain bolt. Wondering if it yours is stuck to the bolt and it appears like there is no washer/gasket?