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Originally Posted by racerex
Nylon and copper???? I thought the OE (Honda parts counter) crush washers were all made of aluminum???? I buy like 25 of them at a time.......they're dirt cheap, so what's the benefit with going other the OE. I've been using the Honda crush washers for years and never had a single oil leak at the drain plug (I use a new washer and I torque the drian plug to spec each time).
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+1 for torquing the drain bolt correctly, and you should not have stripped threads. Or you can go with a Fumitomo drain valve and never have to worry about it again...
I never have problems with Nylon drain gaskets. Although they do harden a bit after 4-6 oil changes.