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Old 07-27-2020, 04:12 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by piper6909 View Post
I change the oil on mine once, maybe twice a year at most. If I bought even only 50 washers I'd never live long enough to use them all.

Also, they're re-usable. I never had a leak re-using them, and if at some point oil would start to seep out, I'd replace it at the next oil change. Having said that, if I had one handy during the oil change I'd replace it. But it's just not that high on my priority list, so it's not on my mind when I buy oil and filters.
Precisely.
Besides, buying crush rings for the next couple dozen oil changes for a 20 year old car with 100+K on the odo just seems presumptuous, risky even. Why tempt fate? Allow me my harmless superstitions. I think our sponsor’s doing just fine without me buying a stack of his crush rings.
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