After watching Scotty's video on Oil Drain Plug Gaskets, he mentions to change them every time after an oil change and recommends to buy some in bulk from amazon for a cheaper price. I have seen some on amazon for .75 cents and up. My friend gave me a few oil drain gaskets that he bought from Toyota. The are Blue in color and cost $2.00 a piece. He told me that they are reusable. So I called a few different Toyota dealerships and all their parts department personnel said yes. I then called some repair shops at random and a few of them agreed as well. I noticed that the quality of the gasket was heavier and in my opinion it looked and felt stronger. Do you think it's a good idea to buy a few of them at $2.00 a piece knowing that they can last quite some time?
why not. we're talking about pocket change.
If oil plug drips. tighten it. If it still drips, replace gasket.
what's the big deal?
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The parts guy at my Toyota dealership always just gives me one when I buy my oil filter kit.
Personally, I purchase my fill plug gaskets for my Toyota from a dealer. Diffs, x-fer case, drain/fill pugs. Probably paying too much, but don't go through them nearly as much as a pro mechanic might, so it works out for me. Gives me a little piece of mind, although in the long run it most likely really does not matter that much.
I have both Toyota and Honda and I buy mine from the dealership too. I always look for when they have a sale on oil filters and purchase a few at that time (I guess it depends on the dealership but they give the Oil Drain Plug Gaskets cheaper when you purchase filters too; like 80 cents each). Even at $2 each I think it's still worth it because it's not like you're a mechanic having to make profit out of an oil change; you're doing it for taking care of your own car and wouldn't cost too much more in the long run.
