Quote Originally Posted by ferddie View Post
Hello! I had my oil change sa Shell Station lang (first time outside of CASA) and they said that its ok to reuse the drain plug and gasket during the oil change. This is when I ask them diba you should replace the gasket before you screw it back? I'm worried since reading posts here that you should change the gasket every oil change. Will it really result to loose thread down the road or succeeding oil changes?
For peace of mind, just replace the gasket on your next change oil. For the mean time, check for leaks. it will cause loose thread if it was overtightened and backyard mechanics are notorious for doing that, they don't know the tool called torque wrench and even if they know, the torque settings is not usually written on the manuel.