Crush ring and Castrol - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

chitowndad · 10-22-2009, 06:12 PM

Hi Guys,
So I went to 2 auto parts stores today and neither had the crush ring nor had any record of it in their system. what size is the crush ring and where's a good place to pick one up? Can you use a generic brand? I saw ones rubber ones.

Also the local guy quoted me $6.70 for a quart of Castrol 10W-40 Syn. Is that a good price and who has it cheaper (Walmart?)

-Steve

941MXVET · 10-22-2009, 06:53 PM

I've both re-used my crush rings, or bought new ones from:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=900-123-106-30-M131&catalog_description=Oil%20Sump%20Pan%20Drain%20Plu g%20Seal%2C%20A%31%38%20x%20%32%34%2C%20Boxster%2F Boxster%20S%20%28%31%39%39%37%2D%32%30%30%34%29%2C %20Each%20

Try this as well:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/986M/POR_986M_BASflt_pg1.htm

d18mike · 10-22-2009, 06:57 PM

Pelican Parts has the crush rings -- I think they are about 25 cents each. Next time you place an order there best to buy a handful. It's always a good idea to change the crush ring along with your oil. Considering the price, why not. But it's certainly not something that you must do every oil change. I know a lot of guys who go several changes before using new ones.

Lil bastard · 10-22-2009, 08:08 PM

OK - Crush washers - cheap - no need to reuse... if you're on top of it!

NEVER buy one - buy a dozen at a time - they're cheap!

If you must reuse - reverse them, at least you'll get two uses out of one.

gschotland · 10-22-2009, 08:48 PM

"Also the local guy quoted me $6.70 for a quart of Castrol 10W-40 Syn. Is that a good price and who has it cheaper (Walmart?)"

Not a bad price. Walmart might be a little less. Think they sell more environmentally friendly (less packaging/qt) 5 quart jugs of synthetic. Autozone is also now carrying them. The big 'uns may be harder to find in 0W40 or 5W40.

chitowndad · 10-23-2009, 03:35 AM

Thanks, I'll check out Walmart.

Are the crush rings a universal size? The 2 auto stores that I went to didn't have a record of Porsche crush rings but they had a bunch of different sizes etc.

Has anyone used the ones with a rubber coating on the inside?

-Steve

Flavor 987S · 10-23-2009, 05:53 AM

You should not be using a 10W40 oil. Not Porsche approved. Especially during a Chicago winter.