In a message dated 5/7/03 10:39:26 AM, onanov@MINDSPRING.COM writes:

<< So even if you don't have a new washer

from VW (and I reuse mine when I don't have a new one handy) use it anyway! >>

I used to use old oil drain plug washers until finally the plug stuck so
tightly that I began to calculate what oversize I should use for the stripped
out hole I was going to have to repair.  I eventually got it out, but only
after much tenuous peckering around.  Right after that bit of fun and games,
I went straight to the VW parts counter and bought a handful of the washers.
The time spent to run over to the dealership was minor compared to the
man-hours expended dealing with the stuck plug.  I also came to the same
conclusion about breaking out the torque wrench just for the singular task of
tightening the plug.

George