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Stupid Question #637

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by bkrdave36, Sep 17, 2019.

  1. Sep 17, 2019 at 8:27 AM
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    bkrdave36

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    Is there supposed to be a gasket for the engine oil drain plug?
    06 Prerunner V6 4.0.
     
  2. Sep 17, 2019 at 8:29 AM
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    fixer5000

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    Yes. Did yours stick to the pan?
     
  5. Sep 17, 2019 at 9:20 AM
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    I think the engine rebuilder left it off at the 500 mi oil change.
    Either that or it fell into the old oil when I changed it this weekend.
    D'oh!
    I have a slow drip drip drip going on now when it never happened before this weekend.
     
  6. Sep 17, 2019 at 9:21 AM
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    Has anyone ever installed one of those drain "valve" do-hickeys ? Are they any good?
     
  7. Sep 17, 2019 at 9:27 AM
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    Some people praise them. Some people are afraid of them. One guy busted his off while wheeling and toasted his motor. My opinion is that the convenience is not worth the risk of failure.

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/search/8965695/?q=Fumoto&t=post&o=date&c[node]=5
     
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  8. Sep 17, 2019 at 9:34 AM
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    Im sure they serve their purpose but the 3 or 4 turns of a wrench to take out the plug is easy enough for me. Plus i dont have to worry about it being knocked off.
     
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  9. Sep 17, 2019 at 9:37 AM
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    I installed a drain valve do hickey and extension on a westerbeke 4107 diesel when the engine was out of my sailboat because the drain was inaccesible and you had to suction pump the oil out through the dipstick tube. Not reccomended for off road use.
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2019 at 1:18 PM
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    Thanks all.

    I think we are done here.
     
  11. Sep 17, 2019 at 1:22 PM
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    I have used the original oil plug gasket for 13 years and still hasn't leaked a dropped.
     
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