fishx65 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 I've been doing oil changes on all my Ford vehicles for 26 years. I just did the 1st oil change on my 2011 and had something happen for the first time ever. After I changed the oil, I was pouring the old oil from the drain pain into a container for disposal and saw something in the oil fall into the container. It looks like it's the drain plug gasket!!!!! It must have gotten stuck to the oil pan and fallen into the drain pan while I was draining the oil. The gasket has been built into the drain plug on all the recent Fords I've had so I was kinda surprised to see this. Years ago you always had to make sure the gasket was there. It's not leaking yet but now I gotta drain the fresh oil to put the frickin gasket back on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 It isn't a crush washer? Most cars I have worked on use disposable crush washers on the drain plug. I have been able to reuse them on occasion when I didn't have new. But I would think if it came off the drain plug that easily it was likely a disposable crush washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlong Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Crazy. I bet you can get a new plug from your FLAPS that has an integrated washer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishx65 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's just a rubber washer/gasket. Just finished putting it back on the drain plug. Not sure it was gonna leak without the gasket cuz I heated her up pretty good and didn't get any leakage. I would never have slept good if I didn't make it right!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Rubber huh? wouldn't have expected that. Next oil change isn't free, so I guess I'll be seeing that soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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