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JL8Jeff · 10-04-2017, 02:55 PM

Well that was fun draining the oil. I have one of those vacuum pumps to pull oil through the dipstick tube but it only pulled about a quart out. I couldn't get the tube to go down any further so that doesn't make much sense unless the pan has some baffling that I don't know about. I put a tinfoil pan under the engine and drained some oil about 1/2 quart at a time and then had to vacuum the oil out of the tinfoil pan. Finally got it drained. The pan looks fine. The drain plug has a copper washer/gasket that looks a little worn. So should I get a new copper washer/gasket or get a nylon one?

10-04-2017, 02:55 PM	#6
JL8Jeff Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ewing Posts: 6,212 iTrader: (3)	Well that was fun draining the oil. I have one of those vacuum pumps to pull oil through the dipstick tube but it only pulled about a quart out. I couldn't get the tube to go down any further so that doesn't make much sense unless the pan has some baffling that I don't know about. I put a tinfoil pan under the engine and drained some oil about 1/2 quart at a time and then had to vacuum the oil out of the tinfoil pan. Finally got it drained. The pan looks fine. The drain plug has a copper washer/gasket that looks a little worn. So should I get a new copper washer/gasket or get a nylon one? __________________ 69 Z28 JL8 4 wheel disc brakes - being restored 09 Silverado Z71 Last edited by JL8Jeff; 10-04-2017 at 02:58 PM.