I use the type that crushes, It comes in copper or aluminum. I get mine from the dealer. I can look for a part number if anyone is interested. I also use a torque wrench on the oil drain plug.
Bill V. "I'd Rather Be Hiking The '82 CA Westy [FreeBird] Greater Yellowstone" "Famous Potatoes" > > > > During my recent oil change, I didn't have any fiber > > or nylon washers for the plug, so I used one of the copper ones > left over > > from my old Jetta (yeah, I know...I know). Needless to say it wouldn't > seal > > properly and dripped oil. > > Should the washer for drain plug be copper or aluminum instead of nylon? > I know VW used to supply copper washer (but different from Golf/Jetta's > which is wider) and later switched to aluminum one for Vanagon. I bought > a bunch from dealer and use a new one for each oil change (just > like the VW > owner manual said). > > > Regards, > Yi-Ruey Wei > 87 Vanagon GL Syncro w/leaking head & MXT tires > 85 Jetta GLI w/168,000 miles > Dallas, Texas |
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