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Originally Posted by 6MT It's not "rubber". Nissan uses a brass crush washer on their drain plugs. It is NOT re-usable. They are around $1. So if someone doesn't replace

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Old 08-06-2009, 02:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It's not "rubber". Nissan uses a brass crush washer on their drain plugs. It is NOT re-usable. They are around $1. So if someone doesn't replace it, they're either stupid or don't know that it can't be re-used.

I just did my first oil change last night. It was very easy. Just remove 16 bolts and 3 fasteners, drop the splash pan and it's so easy that I didn't spill one drop.
You can reuse them. I have for years on Nissans and never had a leak happen.
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You can reuse them. I have for years on Nissans and never had a leak happen.
That's just silly.
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That's just silly.
I've been doing my own oil changes since I was 18, I have never purchased a crush washer for the oil drain plugs before. Never had any leaks either I might start on this car, but then again thats what I said about my 07 R6 and 08 Tacoma, and I still haven't purchased a new crush washer yet.
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I've been doing my own oil changes since I was 18, I have never purchased a crush washer for the oil drain plugs before. Never had any leaks either I might start on this car, but then again thats what I said about my 07 R6 and 08 Tacoma, and I still haven't purchased a new crush washer yet.
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That's just silly.
Nothing silly about it.
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