The problem with autoparts stores is that they have clueless lackeys running the place. Many cars have copper, aluminum, steel, or even steel/rubber crush washers to seal drain plugs, fuel systems, or brake parts. Harbor Freight has copper crush washer sets you can get, but I don't know what sizes they include.

Part of what happens to the copper washers is they work harden from being compressed multiple times. If you can heat the washer to glowing and cool it quickly, it should return to a "dead soft" state. Then again, it depends on how bad you want to save a buck.

 

Changed my oil the other day...it ended up being very easy. I also went ahead and installed a K&N air filter and a power commander while I was at it. Do you think I should getthe PCprofessionally tuned even though I only have the stock exhaust?