Originally Posted By: SumpChump
Originally Posted By: Gokhan
You mean the radiator drain plug? Those hardly ever break and in the unlikely case that they do, you can buy a new one for less than $10.
Yep the drain plug aka petcock. Plastic. They usually are flimsy and squeek-creak when turned.
They are plastic because they aren't meant to be gorilla-armed. They are tightened as much as you would tighten a faucet handle. As I said, there is an O-ring at the tip of it that seals when seated. I wouldn't consider the Toyota radiator drain plugs flimsy. I've never had any issue with them. If they had made it from metal, people would crack the radiator tank gorilla-arming it. Worst-case scenario if someone decides to gorilla-arm it -- you buy a new one from the dealer for less than $10.
Originally Posted By: Gokhan
You mean the radiator drain plug? Those hardly ever break and in the unlikely case that they do, you can buy a new one for less than $10.
Yep the drain plug aka petcock. Plastic. They usually are flimsy and squeek-creak when turned.
They are plastic because they aren't meant to be gorilla-armed. They are tightened as much as you would tighten a faucet handle. As I said, there is an O-ring at the tip of it that seals when seated. I wouldn't consider the Toyota radiator drain plugs flimsy. I've never had any issue with them. If they had made it from metal, people would crack the radiator tank gorilla-arming it. Worst-case scenario if someone decides to gorilla-arm it -- you buy a new one from the dealer for less than $10.