crush washer
#1
crush washer
Do you guys replace the washer on the drain plug everytime you change oil like the manual suggests? I did two changes already and didn't replace it. Can we get it over the counter or only the dealer sells it?
#2
I replaced it everytime other wise I get 1 drip of oil on my garage floor every other day. You can purchase it from the acura dealer or from the hardware store. There is the aluminium ones and the steel ones. get the aluminium.
Followup question: Has anyone used a rubber washer on this ?
Followup question: Has anyone used a rubber washer on this ?
#4
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I change the washer every other oil change...more than that and i too noticed it leaked a drop or two of oil every day.. The washers are really cheap to get from the dealer. i think i paid like .30 cents apiece for the washers at my Acura dealership. I agree that the aluminum ones are better than the steel washers. My old car had a plastic washer and after a while it started to flare out and not seal properly.
#5
I'll get the aluminum ones....they are soft enuogh to get crush...don't konw about steel ones. I goto the dealers and as them for some...they are so cheap that they don't bother ringing me up from them and giving them to me for free. DON'T USE RUBBER WASHER!!! the rubbers one will start to melt under hot conditions...I had rubber ones on my old toyota camry and when i changed them, they were all dry and cracked and you had to scrap it off your oil pan because it would melt to it. Unless you use a aluminum washer then a rubber washer then the bolt...that would work.
The main purpose of a washer is not to keep the oil from leaking...the main purpose of the washer is that you don't over tighten the bolt and keep on tightening it that you destroy the thread on the oil pan. Once the bolt thread on the oil pan is destroyed...you gonna get a leak or you gonna be spending some $$$ on a new oil pan
The main purpose of a washer is not to keep the oil from leaking...the main purpose of the washer is that you don't over tighten the bolt and keep on tightening it that you destroy the thread on the oil pan. Once the bolt thread on the oil pan is destroyed...you gonna get a leak or you gonna be spending some $$$ on a new oil pan
#6
I've been using the same aluminum stock washer for the last 54K miles and not one drip. The trick is to keep the washer, nut, and pan area where it contacts it totally free of dirt and sand. If you torque sand and garbage into the washer you deform it.
I don't like using plastic; it gets brittle and cracks.
The dealer only stocked plastic washers last time I checked.
I don't like using plastic; it gets brittle and cracks.
The dealer only stocked plastic washers last time I checked.
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