leaking drain plug
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2000 10:06 pm
I recently purchased a A4 w/8K miles and after I changed the oil it has had
a oil leak out the drain plug. I drained the oil back out, and went to my
local Kawa dealer and asked for a new drain plug grommet. The guy looked it
up and gave me a little O-Ring. I went home, and put the thing back
together with the new O-Ring and it still leaks. After searching the
Archives a bit I notice there is something called a "Crush washer" made of
aluminum. I don't think I have one, or at least if I did it fell into the
old oil during the first change and I don't have it anymore. Do the O-Ring
and the Crush washer work in tandem or did the jerk at the Kawa shop (who
was irritated I was interrupting his sandwich to begin with) give me the
wrong thing?
Justin Painter