My plug is stuck too but I drain my oil through that ~3inch hole next to
the drain that has a screen filter behind it.  Do newer models not have this?

ds

At 11:12 5/7/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>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