Where can I purchase crush washers (oil drain plug gaskets) online?
Anyone got any links?

TYI

 

mitsubishiparts.net they are like 1.00 or something each. You can get the part # from the part # thread.

If you have a local Advanced Auto they sell them as well.

 

why buy them online, when pretty much any local parts store have them.

 

^^^exactly, and at the fraction of the cost.

 

Not all part stores have them, especially the chain stores. You need to find a store that carries "Dorman" fittings/parts. They usually have them behind the counter. After alot of driving, I was lucky to find a set of copper crush washers on a late Sunday afternoon which saved my A$$.

 

Chain stores around here dont carry them, I checked already, and I have no close mitsu dealers. I didnt see the part # in the part # thread. If anyone has it post it up please.

 

Krafty, have you tried the Mom & Pop auto stores? That's where I've had my best luck. Sometimes the chain stores are just good for nothing.

 

None that I know of.. I live like 30 mins from real civilization. It like an hour and half round trip to a mitsu dealer...

 

When Conicelli stopped selling Mitsubishi, a couple of their techs/sales guys started a place called JNZ Tuning - cheapest place I've found for factory Mitsubishi parts.

http://jnztuning.com/

Mark

 

but thats an hour and a half in an evo,well worth it. they are a dollar a piece so buy a bunch and have a nice drive

 

Get a Fram SureDrain and your never need a crush washer again and it is alot cleaner to change your oil just twist and the oil comes out the tube. I bought mine at auto zone I think the size is 14mm

 

You guys don't have to change your crush washer after EVERY oil change. I've probably done 8 oil changes and i'm still on the original crush washer.

 

True.. but that's the whole point of a crush washer..

 

Which Fram did you buy for your evo. I didn't know they made one for the evo yet.

 

As cheap as they are (I think we sell them @ $1.06 or something---NOT AN AD, just using it to show how inexpensive they are anywhere) it's best to just buy a bunch when you're somewhere that they have them and just use them every oil change or even every-other one.

However, if you're in a pinch, on my own cars I rarely replace them and never ran into an issue.

If you habitually over-torque them then yes, you'll probably have to replace them frequently. But otherwise, it's typically not a problem to reuse them once or twice as Dan noted.