hey,
i had to replace my oil plug and was wondering what to do for a gasket. i always thought they were just metal washers (14 mm for my gsr), but the plug i bought came with a 14 mm plastic thing that kind of looks like a washer, but it has like a wavy cut in the middle circle. i'm not sure if this thing's supposed to be the gasket or not... and also, when i have to replace it, what should i replace it with? just a 14 mm metal washer?

 

The OEM drain plug utilizes a washer. If you are afraid it won't seal well then you can use liquid thread or teflon tape on the threads to seal it better.

 

replace it with the correct size crush washer. It's only there to prevent over torquing on the drain plug.

 

is a crush washer different then just a plain old washer?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zomart &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is a crush washer different then just a plain old washer?</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes, a crush washers crushes...they are softer then a normal washer.

 

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yes, a crush washers crushers...they are softer then a normal washer. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, they are normally made out of soft aluminum rather that stainless steel.

 

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yeah, they are normally made out of soft aluminum rather that stainless steel.</TD></TR></TABLE>
or copper

 

beautiful... does that mean a trip to the dealer?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zomart &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">beautiful... does that mean a trip to the dealer?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yep... normally they are free, if not i think they are like 18 cents.... whatever the cost is, its not gonna make you pay your rent late