These gaskets work great. I've reused the old one in the past and haven't had any real problems. But I figured, for the price, why not get it right? This time it turned out that my drain plug had snapped off. I had to take a closer look, but here it is. In the middle of an oil change! I couldn't put it back in. I had to negotiate to get to the parts store to buy a new one. To be really prepared, I would order a new drain plug to have on hand. Just my $0.02