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Originally Posted By: Sierra048 Originally Posted By: Mulestang Moderators delete if in wrong section. Came across this today: Penzoil YB 5qt 5W30 $11.99 Rotella T Triple 1 Gal 15W40 $8.99 Rotella T Triple 2.5 Gal 15W40 $19.99 Not sure if it's a great deal, but better than Walmart. Located at...

Moderators delete if in wrong section. Came across this today: Penzoil YB 5qt 5W30 $11.99 Rotella T Triple 1 Gal 15W40 $8.99 Rotella T Triple 2.5 Gal 15W40 $19.99 Not sure if it's a great deal, but better than Walmart. Located at discount store here in Jax. Email for more info...

Originally Posted By: Lubener Did you look further in the store? Bet they were selling the gaskets for $2.00 each. No, but interestingly enough, all of the boxed filters (approximately 20) that were in very good shape are gone now. I stopped in on the way home from work last night, and the only...

Originally Posted By: DBMaster You could do what the "Wal Martians" do. Buy enough there, swipe all the gaskets, put them back into the boxes, and return them. That's a joke, but I'm sure it's been done before. Could be what happened to these. Most are in boxes and look brand new. I always...

I attempted to source the gasket, and still keep the price under 50% of a new filter. That gasket wasn't easy to find, primairly because it's flat, and not a round 0-ring. It proved to be a hassle, when new FL-820s are cheap and plentiful at WallyWorld. I may buy one and experiment with the used...

Thanks for the input. Like I said, I'm not so hard up that I need to save $2 on a filter. I was just inquiring about the possibility/value. The filters are in pretty good shape. This is the same store that I found 5qt jugs of Mobil 1 5W20 for $9.99 last year.

I admit, this is probably a dumb question, but I have to ask: Can you re-use the gasket off a canister-type filter? I ask because I came across a stash of FL-820 filters at a discount store. They are $1 each, but they are all missing the gasket. I know filters are cheap insurance, so why take...

That is strange. I really sounds like an issue with the shift linkage/mechanism, though it's hard to rule anything out. It's possilbe a peice of the old filter neck gasket/o-ring was stuck in the orifice, and got sucked into the tranny. When you shift into gear, does the RPM of the engine drop...

The nut in the Dorman never bottoms out. It will destroy the o-ring and then contact the bolt body.

Originally Posted By: Donald Originally Posted By: Mulestang I recently installed a transmission drain plug on my 08 F150 - the Dorman type with the little o-ring around the drain plug itself. While the plug body itself is leak-free, the little drain plug has developed a drip. I've put teflon...

Originally Posted By: Astro14 I used a similar drain plug kit (this one: http://www.amazon.com/80250-Automatic-Transmission-Universal-Drain/dp/B00029WR78 ) to install a transmission temp sensor. The nylon washers and the plug itself have been leak free over the several years that it's been...

Thanks, Larry. Unfortunately, I'm not in the poistion of being able to drop the pan and take it to a welder. It's my only set of wheels. If I can't get the little plug leak to stop, I'll get the U-haul pan that has the drain plug setup like an oil pan.

I recently installed a transmission drain plug on my 08 F150 - the Dorman type with the little o-ring around the drain plug itself. While the plug body itself is leak-free, the little drain plug has developed a drip. I've put teflon tape on the threads, and monkeyed with the torque, but a drip...

It was in place when I put the pan back on. It's been a few days now and the truck shifts fine. Guess I'd better leave well enough alone. Thanks!

Originally Posted By: Roadkingnc The pan holds the filter up, you have a normal condition. The seal was hardened on your old filter, when you change this one out the next time it will be the same way. I bet the filter looked new didn't it? I would just do a fluid exchange from here on out...