Cheap source for sump plug washers?

Jamp

Anyone know a source of cheap sump plug washers in (relative) bulk? I paid £1.50 each for gearbox drain plug washers from the Subaru dealer yesterday, and vowed not to do so again! I maintain several cars for my family so would need a small collection but not as diverse as the multi packs on ebay which I guess are intended for small time mechanics. Any ideas?

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Any engineering shop. They're only copper washers, hardly bespoke.

Wig

Halfrauds do them, dunno on cost, but it would be the sort of item that would be much cheaper with a Half' trade card, which can be picked up by joining certain internet car forums, or by turning up in Halfrauds in your overalls and blagging it.

benz

I've often found that a sump plug washer is included with an oil filter. Admittedly I don't run a Subaru.
Ask before you buy.

Ginger_Nuts_2

Try any motor factors, shouldnt be any more than 20p or so, usually thrown in with the filter to be honest, cant remember ever being charged for one

Conor_3

2 pence copper tap washers from local hardware shop. That's all they are.

anewman

Aren't they actually shaped washers intended to be crushed to seal, rather than flat washers?

If straight copper washers are acceptable you can generally pick up a bag of 100 on ebay for under a tenner inc postage, although the sump washers I have are shaped not flat.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Copper is a soft metal. Its just a flat copper washer. Tighten the plug and it crushes to seal.

Its not rocket science.

Inactive

Conor wrote: »

2 pence copper tap washers from local hardware shop. That's all they are.

Never seen a " copper " tap washer, all of the ones that I have used have been made of a rubber like compound.

epninety

Wig wrote: »

Halfrauds do them, dunno on cost, but it would be the sort of item that would be much cheaper with a Half' trade card, which can be picked up by joining certain internet car forums, or by turning up in Halfrauds in your overalls and blagging it.

Beware - ISTR a friend bought one of the kits of assorted 'copper washers' from Halfrauds - they turned out to be copper plated brass plain washers - not the same thing at all.

Conor_3

Inactive wrote: »

Never seen a " copper " tap washer, all of the ones that I have used have been made of a rubber like compound.

I was referring to an olive which you use where the pipe attaches to the tap.