I changed the oil on my ‘84 Fj60 yesterday. Believe it or not, this is the first time I have ever changed the oil in any car. Not to pass the buck or anything but the Haynes manual neglected to say anything about replacing the drain plug crush washer (same in FSM, FWIW). So I reused the crush washer, and now a little oil is seeping out down there. I’ve been thinking through my options and figured I’d see what you all thought.
Cheap/easy option: Leave it, keep an eye on the oil level, top off as needed.
Less-cheap/annoying option: Drain it and redo the oil change with fresh crush washer. (I did opt for some very nice LiquiMoly oil.)
Sketchy option: Put a bead of hi-temp silicone or similar around the edge of the drain bolt in hopes that it’ll stop the seep.
Thanks!
Cheap/easy option: Leave it, keep an eye on the oil level, top off as needed.
Less-cheap/annoying option: Drain it and redo the oil change with fresh crush washer. (I did opt for some very nice LiquiMoly oil.)
Sketchy option: Put a bead of hi-temp silicone or similar around the edge of the drain bolt in hopes that it’ll stop the seep.
Thanks!