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Originally Posted by Twin headlight Ernie
I just changed the oil on my Subaru yesterday. The drain plug has a 17mm hex so I chucked it in my lathe to countersink a 3/8" OD magnet that I got from our local home improvement store. BTW: I like to add a small smear of liquid teflon on the crush washer at the base of the threads.
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That's a great idea! I guess the only downside is that it may weaken the plug and it could break? But I seriously doubt it because there should still be plenty of meat left on the plug. Did you use any kind of glue or was it a press fit?
BTW, regarding the crush washers, I re-use the ones on my Subarus all the time. Even the parts manager at the dealer once told me that I can get several uses out of one. I don't know if that necessarily applies to the Porsches, but I've done one oil change on mine and I re-used it without any issue. I'm thinking that such a low torque spec on the LN plug may be the primary cause of all these leaks everyone's having.