Cardboard gasket for sump plate

Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 · 4 Sep 2010, 10:19 am

#800300

Good Morning all,

I need to do an oil change, and was planning to reuse the oil strainer after a clean, so I was thinking it was a bit of a waste buying a kit just for the cardboard gasket.

What do you all do for your gasket? Does anyone just make one up from some cardboard lying around the house?

Ideas and wisdom appreciated.

Thanks

Craig

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8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 4 Sep 2010, 10:23 am

#800303

You can buy just the gasket kit without the filter.

If I don't have a kit handy, I just wipe the old ones clean and then use "permatex" on them.

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 4 Sep 2010, 10:28 am

#800305

I have just done mine, had a slow leak from that area so I replaced all the copper washers and did away with the large gasket altogether, just used some non hardening sealant, fixed the problem totaly except for a very small leak coming from the drain plug, even though it has a new copper washer, next time I do an oil change I'm going to use the sealant on that washer as well.

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1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 4 Sep 2010, 4:53 pm

#800372

You're not supposed to replace the oil strainer, they last the life of the car. You just rinse it out in kerosene at every service and dry it thoroughly. Oil change gasket kits cost about $5 and are available from any VW parts shop. Only get the good German-made ones. They should include copper washers for the sump plug and all the sump plate bolts, plus two big paper gaskets, one to go between the case and strainer, the other between the strainer and sump plate.

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Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 · 4 Sep 2010, 6:17 pm

#800395

Thanks guys,

Guess I'll have a trip to my local parts person next Saturday then.

Cheers

Craig

1969 Beetle - June
1974 L Bug - Gwendolyn
2002 Bora V6 4Motion - Anita

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Sep 2010, 6:28 pm

#800397

Gwendolyns Master wrote:Good Morning all,

I need to do an oil change, and was planning to reuse the oil strainer after a clean, so I was thinking it was a bit of a waste buying a kit just for the cardboard gasket.

What do you all do for your gasket? Does anyone just make one up from some cardboard lying around the house?

Ideas and wisdom appreciated.

Thanks

Craig

Hi Craig,

You buy an oil change gasket kit.. or 5 etc .. lol

I always buy them in bulk as I never go to VW shops..

I usually buy them when buying other parts.

part number 113 198 031

contains two gaskets and 6 copper rings and a sump plug washer.
the small copper washers usually get pushed out of shape so cannot be reused..
I never have any problems with the sump plug washer leaking.

I always use permatex non hardening Gasket cement on the gaskets..

LEE

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