Finding the rubber washer / gasket for the oil dipstick

Hello everyone,

Rather than picking up that black rubber washer from my local AutoZone
for $2, can anyone recommend a different site for me to go and get
this rubber washer from? That's just ridiculous for a rubber washer
that serves no purpose than to hold the dipstick somewhat tightly in
place. I was considering just going to a junkyard and getting a
replacement dipstick for that price. I'd rather do that than allow
someone to charge me that amount for that washer.

I'm not to worried about it, I've been running for the past week
without it. The dipstick feels a bit loose in there, but that's about
it. It crumbled in my hand while I was at a gas station checking my
oil level. So it didn't fall in the oil. I've got a 2000 Camry LE
with 197K.

Thanks.

Joe wrote:
> Rather than picking up that black rubber washer from my local AutoZone
> for $2, can anyone recommend a different site for me to go and get
> this rubber washer from?

It's probably an O-ring as opposed to a washer (i.e. circular cross
section as opposed to rectangular). Measure the diameter of the shaft
with a pair of calipers or look for a bag of assorted O-rings in the
approximate size.

Nobody Important wrote:
> Joe wrote:
> > Rather than picking up that black rubber washer from my local AutoZone
> > for $2, can anyone recommend a different site for me to go and get
> > this rubber washer from?
>
> It's probably an O-ring as opposed to a washer (i.e. circular cross
> section as opposed to rectangular). Measure the diameter of the shaft
> with a pair of calipers or look for a bag of assorted O-rings in the
> approximate size.

Thanks for clarifying the terminology. So, where do I go about getting
this bag o' o-rings? :)

How about just going to the dealer and buy one? I know HomeDepot
doesn't have the right size. ;)

On Jan 12, 2:46 pm, Joe <sing...@> wrote:
> Thanks for clarifying the terminology. So, where do I go about getting
> this bag o' o-rings? :)

On Jan 12, 5:44 pm, johngd...@m wrote:
> How about just going to the dealer and buy one? I know HomeDepot
> doesn't have the right size. ;)

:) Yeah, see, I've got this thing about overpaying, by a ridiculous
amount, for a part that I don't even need that badly. $2 for an o-
ring? I'd rather go about getting it a different way. As for walmart
not having one, you're probably right. But it's gotta be available
from some store around here, and I'm hoping that others on this forum
might have some ideas. Thanks.

I know what you mean about saving money. I actually don't buy at the
dealer unless I have to. There are a lot of excellent quality parts at
much lower prices out there even made by the same OEM manufacturer!

The reason I said just to go to the dealer is because I think the o-
ring is metric sized. At least I wasn't able to find an SAE size with
similar fit, at least the ones commonly available in stores don't
fit.

On Jan 12, 6:44 pm, Joe <sing...@> wrote:
> :) Yeah, see, I've got this thing about overpaying, by a ridiculous
> amount, for a part that I don't even need that badly. $2 for an o-
> ring? I'd rather go about getting it a different way. As for walmart
> not having one, you're probably right. But it's gotta be available
> from some store around here, and I'm hoping that others on this forum
> might have some ideas. Thanks.

"Mark E. Bye" <fxdyna@m> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:44:57 -0800 (PST), Joe <singhnx@>
> wrote:
>
>>On Jan 12, 5:44 pm, johngd...@m wrote:
>>> How about just going to the dealer and buy one? I know HomeDepot
>>> doesn't have the right size. ;)
>>
>>:) Yeah, see, I've got this thing about overpaying, by a ridiculous
>>amount, for a part that I don't even need that badly. $2 for an o-
>>ring? I'd rather go about getting it a different way. As for walmart
>>not having one, you're probably right. But it's gotta be available
>>from some store around here, and I'm hoping that others on this forum
>>might have some ideas. Thanks.
>
> I understand your point... it's the principal of the whole thing...
> but in this day of $3.50 gasoline, how much is it worth it to drive
> all over looking for something for less than the $2.00 part you know
> you can get ahold of?
>
> Mark
> '05 Solara

You LUCKY lot.

Petrol/Gas has just hit $2.00 a litre here

Johnny UK.

"Mark E. Bye" <fxdyna@m> wrote in message
news:bofko3loq1n5t7cdiq1i2o6o8pdisdusq1@...
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:44:57 -0800 (PST), Joe <singhnx@>
> wrote:
>
>>On Jan 12, 5:44 pm, johngd...@m wrote:
>>> How about just going to the dealer and buy one? I know HomeDepot
>>> doesn't have the right size. ;)
>>
>>:) Yeah, see, I've got this thing about overpaying, by a ridiculous
>>amount, for a part that I don't even need that badly. $2 for an o-
>>ring? I'd rather go about getting it a different way. As for walmart
>>not having one, you're probably right. But it's gotta be available
>>from some store around here, and I'm hoping that others on this forum
>>might have some ideas. Thanks.
>
> I understand your point... it's the principal of the whole thing...
> but in this day of $3.50 gasoline, how much is it worth it to drive
> all over looking for something for less than the $2.00 part you know
> you can get ahold of?
>
> Mark
> '05 Solara

You LUCKY lot.

Petrol/Gas has just hit $2.00 a litre here

Johnny UK.

Well, I ended up going to the local NAPA parts store (of course I
called them before I spend the gas going there! :) ) because they
had the o-ring. I got it for a quarter, and it was on my way home
from work too. :)

Thanks for your help everyone!

Excellent! NAPA wins again.

On Jan 14, 1:55 pm, Joe <sing...@> wrote:
> Well, I ended up going to the local NAPA parts store (of course I
> called them before I spend the gas going there! :) ) because they
> had the o-ring. I got it for a quarter, and it was on my way home
> from work too. :)
>
> Thanks for your help everyone!