Hi
Some of them are copper...you can anneal and re-use for a few times
Cheers
Helen

You rarely get a washer with the filter unless you order one seperately. They can be re-used normally without any prep, although some people heat them up to anneal them which softens them up. I don't have the size to hand, but I think it's a standard size for Mazda / Ford, so a local dealer or Halfords ...

Northern Bongolow wrote:have a look on the net, there are ways to (plump) up the washer again to reuse it.

Some related posts here:
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... with a warm engine (not hot). If you do remove the plug, make sure you anneal the washer if it's copper or preferably replace with a new one of the right size, & again obviously clean the faces/threads.
I usually use half a litre of clean oil to flush any residue of the old stuff out once it's ...

Can't tell you the size, but you could just anneal the existing one - http://www.motorcycle.co.uk/Reference-material/Annealling-Copper---Aluminium-washers.aspx

Nice one Kirsty~we do that with (copper) head gaskets on motorbikes stick em in an oven~that's usually with new ones 8)

=D> Usually best ...

missfixit70 wrote:Can't tell you the size, but you could just anneal the existing one - http://www.motorcycle.co.uk/Reference-m ... shers.aspx

Nice one Kirsty~we do that with (copper) head gaskets on motorbikes stick em in an oven~that's usually with new ones

Can't tell you the size, but you could just anneal the existing one - http://www.motorcycle.co.uk/Reference-m ... shers.aspx

... ish) it should be ok from a full level point of view... :wink:

If the washer is copper mike, play some heat over it with a blowtorch till it glows, to anneal it ,dip it in water to cool it, it'll be like new then, and make a good seal. :wink: