What is the crush washer for?
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What is the crush washer for?
The first time I heard this when I went to go buy my oil filter at the Honda dealer. They ask me if I wanted to get a crush washer I was why and they said I dunno. But Honda said I should so I will. Just wondering why I should always put the crush washer. It doesn't actually crush.
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and some members of this board turn them around and reuse them... for the cost, i would just get a new one. but you definitely need one to properly seal the oil plug (bolt).
#5
Yeah, they're cheap. Next time you buy some parts from HandA or HardTopGuy or any other dealer, add a six or ten washers (and why not a few for the diff and a couple for the tranny?). You'll spend maybe ten or twenty bucks and then be set for years to come. You may even look forward to using them!
#6
Actually, the 'crush' washer does crush. When you take off your old one, compare the face of it to the new one. A pic would be worth a million words, but you can see the heighth difference between the compressed and non-compressed areas of the washer.
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If re-used, it will crush a little each time. The dealer (a good one, anyway) will give you one for free when you buy the oil and filter from them. It can be re-used, to a point, untill it starts to distort. A new one each time is good peace of mind. I personally change mine every other oil change.