05 V6 Oil Drain Plug Gasket?

[mikead_99]

I can't find one on the shelf anywhere and want to swap my wife's oil out for synthetic today. Is this a crush washer that I would absolutely have to replace, or is it a more conventional one that I could possibly reuse. (Yes, I know I shouldn't, but I'm hoping I can)

 

[Bottomlesspit]

Mikead_99,
You can go right ahead and change out your wife's oil without any worries. No gasket on the plug. Just be sure to not cross-thread when tightening back up, and just snug it down tight. No need to put brute force on it though...sure don't want to strip it...just snug.
I shifted my 05 over to Mobil 1 sythetic as soon as I brought it home. I prefer to use the Motorcraft oil filters in mine.
Have fun...and your wife owe's you dinner now!
Ken

 

[mikead_99]

Mikead_99,
You can go right ahead and change out your wife's oil without any worries. No gasket on the plug. Just be sure to not cross-thread when tightening back up, and just snug it down tight. No need to put brute force on it though...sure don't want to strip it...just snug.
I shifted my 05 over to Mobil 1 sythetic as soon as I brought it home. I prefer to use the Motorcraft oil filters in mine.
Have fun...and your wife owe's you dinner now!
Ken

Thanks Bottomlesspit, I held off until today hoping to hear back on this. It's on the ramps cooling off right now.

Regarding dinner, yeah, she's owes me that and then some after the detailing I gave the exterior yesterday, lol.