oil pan crush washer question?

[trey]

I just bougt a honda civic, every since i changed the oil myself, its been leaking a little bit from the drain plug. The washer thats on there looks like an ordinary washer, what does a crushed washer look like?

would a a standard washer on there cause it to leak? The drain plug is a bit rusty too.

any help would be great, its ruining my garage floor haha.

 

[drive it forever]

A crush washer kinda looks like plywood in that there is a layer or 3. I would just buy a new drain plug and several crush washers at the honda dealer to have on hand. If you have the nerve like I do, I put the fram sure drain on my car, I like it alot.

 

[Spoiledman]

The crush washer is a little on the thick side and is soft enough to crush a little so that a good seal is made and no oil leaks out. I buy them 20 at a time from an online Honda parts supply and they are only 20 cents each. PM me if you would like the info.

 

[sxg6]

cost of drain plug washer, .20 cents. following hondas sever schedule 5k oci

5k 20 cents, 10k 40cents, 15k 60 cents.. 30k $1.20, 60k $2.40.. i can find this much $$ in my couch.

cost to replace oil pan because the drain plug threads have stripped.. roughly $150..

always replace your drain plug gaskets..i remember arguing about this on 7thgencivic.. cant believe how many people neglect this. its so simple, i buy 5 at a time usually. **** , sometimes they just give me em free.. so id just go to a few different dealers until one does that.

oh yea, id stick to what the dealer has. im pretty sure theyre a very very soft aluminum.. regular steel wouldnt really work..because the pans are aluminum.. on ex's at least.. i think lx's might have steel pans.. so the aluminum pan would probably stretch before the steel washer compressed..but if you have a steel pan id go for anything... copper would work as well.

 

[GimmeTorq]

This started to sound like a MasterCard commercial...

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Originally posted by sxg6:
cost of drain plug washer, .20 cents. following hondas sever schedule 5k oci

5k 20 cents, 10k 40cents, 15k 60 cents.. 30k $1.20, 60k $2.40.. i can find this much $$ in my couch.

cost to replace oil pan because the drain plug threads have stripped.. roughly $150..

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Resting assure no oil leaks are ruining your garage floor and that your engine won't die for being low on oil... priceless

And I agree, replace the washer with every oil change.

 

[Drew99GT]

Why not just buy a good thick rubber/polymer type one that'll last? I've had them last indefinetally with the quality ones. Drain plug stripped? Don't go Arnold on the sucker, and it'll be fine. I've had the crush washers loosen up before.............

 

[labman]

What a hassle. Measure up the thread, and look at the replacement drain plug selection somewhere. Pick one with the same thread and a permanent washer. Threads are easy to measure, an open end wrench for the diameter and a bolt of known pitch for the pitch. Maybe even use the Sure Drain application book to find the right one. Can't imagine the people here tolerating the extra ounce of old oil the Sure Drain would leave.

 

[seotaji]

I just found this on the net.

Sure Seal O-Ringed Drain Plugs
This drain plug uses an o-ring on the flange to seal instead of a crush washer. This plugs works well on older Hondas that leak in the drain plug area due to pan warpage. This system also has an oversizing tool that reforms the oil drain plug to 14.5MM without cutting any metal. There are over 20,000 of these plugs in service.

For additional information or to order product, contact

Triad Auto Specialty
7208 Cessna Drive
Greensboro, NC 27409

(800)OIL-PLUG (645-7584)

Sure Seal O-Ringed Drain Plugs - Standard $3.25 each
Sure Seal O-Ringed Drain Plugs - Oversize* $3.25 each
Sure Seal Replacement O-Rings $6.00 (bag of 100)
Sure Seal Forming Tool - Standard $42.00
Sure Seal Thread Forming Tool - Oversize $48.00

 

[XS650]

I've bought steel drain plug washers at NAPA that have a captive o-ring like hunk of rubber in the center. A lot like a Dowty seal only not quite as well done. Less than $1.00 each, while real Dowty seals run $4 or $5 where I've seeen them

The look like the one that came stock on my GMC and lasted 9 years of 6k oil changes.

Their falure mode is the rubber falls off the steel when you remove them. As long as the rubber looks good and is attached to the steel when you install them they will work.