Durania Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I went to the dealership the other day and purchased a new oem drain plug and the ring that goes with it for my brat. I go to looking at the ring and am wondering which side goes flush with the oil pan? The ring looks to have a flag side and a rolled side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 What... Theres a ring there?? Nah, I think it goes flat side to pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 What... Theres a ring there?? Nah, I think it goes flat side to pan. Thats how I always install mine..flat to the pan..and I change them every 3 oil changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zstalker Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 we (Subaru dealership) always put the flat side against the flat on the drain plug, but really it doesn't matter a whole lot, as both the plug and the pan have a flat surface that the ring is crushed between. the correct torque specification for the drainplug is about 30 ft/lb, which turns out to be just a tiny tiny bit past where the crushing ends (you can feel the crushing happening, then it suddenly gets tighter...only a tiny bit beyond that) ~Erik~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aba4430 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Beveled side to the pan - as said above. I do the same on our Brat and copper gaskets on our Nissan drain plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Iv'e always gone with flat to pan never had a leak, 7 ea82's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom63050 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I went to the dealership the other day and purchased a new oem drain plug and the ring that goes with it for my brat. I go to looking at the ring and am wondering which side goes flush with the oil pan? The ring looks to have a flag side and a rolled side. I don't worry abut the ring at all, or ever replace them. Instead I put some high-temp grease on the plug threads. Never have a leak. Same on the rubber gasket on the oil filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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