Waking up to a puddle of oil under my car = bad.

FricFrac · 08-06-2009, 04:47 PM

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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 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.

They are copper - not brass. Brass is pretty hard and isn't maleable like copper. You can reuse them as long as they aren't totaly mashed but at a $1 a piece why bother. I guess don't sweat it if you have to reuse it...

kannibul · 08-06-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FricFrac

They are copper - not brass. Brass is pretty hard and isn't maleable like copper. You can reuse them as long as they aren't totaly mashed but at a $1 a piece why bother. I guess don't sweat it if you have to reuse it...

Most crush washers are aluminum.

onzedge · 03-26-2011, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

Most crush washers are aluminum.

Nissan crush washer parts are copper. Either that, or they are aluminum like you state and Nissan anodizes them a nice copper color. This might explain why they are $1.10 each.