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My new [used] '15 came with standard issue crush washers at all three locations. OTOH, my Tenere uses aluminum washers on the sump and crush washers on the FD...hope neither one blows up!
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Yamaha have figured it out. Get people to keep buying the things gives Yamaha ongoing profit....If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
I've wondered the same thing. Before I retired, my commuter vehicle was a '97 Chevy Cavalier. The drain plug on it had an o-ring in it and no washer. I thought that was a neat idea. My Toyota pickup uses a washer. Maybe it's a Japanese thing.As a side note, no vehicle I've ever owned has needed a crush washer and none of them ever leaked a drop. Why are MC processes so fucking involved when they don't need to be? If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
I've wondered the same thing. Before I retired, my commuter vehicle was a '97 Chevy Cavalier. The drain plug on it had an o-ring in it and no washer. I thought that was a neat idea. My Toyota pickup uses a washer. Maybe it's a Japanese thing.As a side note, no vehicle I've ever owned has needed a crush washer and none of them ever leaked a drop. Why are MC processes so fucking involved when they don't need to be? If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
'07 Explorer has the o-ring also on the drain plug. Noticed during the last couple of changes that it's deteriorating with a free end pulling away from the plug. Not leaking now but it's only going to get worse every time I tighten it. Was wondering if adding a washer would work when the time comes.I've wondered the same thing. Before I retired, my commuter vehicle was a '97 Chevy Cavalier. The drain plug on it had an o-ring in it and no washer. I thought that was a neat idea. My Toyota pickup uses a washer. Maybe it's a Japanese thing.As a side note, no vehicle I've ever owned has needed a crush washer and none of them ever leaked a drop. Why are MC processes so fucking involved when they don't need to be? If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
If the first one lasted 8 years, I think I'd replace the o-ring and go for 8 more.'07 Explorer has the o-ring also on the drain plug. Noticed during the last couple of changes that it's deteriorating with a free end pulling away from the plug. Not leaking now but it's only going to get worse every time I tighten it. Was wondering if adding a washer would work when the time comes.I've wondered the same thing. Before I retired, my commuter vehicle was a '97 Chevy Cavalier. The drain plug on it had an o-ring in it and no washer. I thought that was a neat idea. My Toyota pickup uses a washer. Maybe it's a Japanese thing.As a side note, no vehicle I've ever owned has needed a crush washer and none of them ever leaked a drop. Why are MC processes so fucking involved when they don't need to be? If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
Lol. Yup, makes sense. Even if I can't replace just the o-ring and have to go for a new plug. The ring itself almost looks pressed into the underside of the bolt head which I thought might be similar to what you had. I'll think more about it sometime in the future but the car just may have a For Sale sign on it before that.If the first one lasted 8 years, I think I'd replace the o-ring and go for 8 more.'07 Explorer has the o-ring also on the drain plug. Noticed during the last couple of changes that it's deteriorating with a free end pulling away from the plug. Not leaking now but it's only going to get worse every time I tighten it. Was wondering if adding a washer would work when the time comes.I've wondered the same thing. Before I retired, my commuter vehicle was a '97 Chevy Cavalier. The drain plug on it had an o-ring in it and no washer. I thought that was a neat idea. My Toyota pickup uses a washer. Maybe it's a Japanese thing.As a side note, no vehicle I've ever owned has needed a crush washer and none of them ever leaked a drop. Why are MC processes so fucking involved when they don't need to be? If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
That sounds like the one on the Cavalier. I never tried to remove the o-ring, but it seemed part of the plug.Lol. Yup, makes sense. Even if I can't replace just the o-ring and have to go for a new plug. The ring itself almost looks pressed into the underside of the bolt head which I thought might be similar to what you had. I'll think more about it sometime in the future but the car just may have a For Sale sign on it before that.If the first one lasted 8 years, I think I'd replace the o-ring and go for 8 more.'07 Explorer has the o-ring also on the drain plug. Noticed during the last couple of changes that it's deteriorating with a free end pulling away from the plug. Not leaking now but it's only going to get worse every time I tighten it. Was wondering if adding a washer would work when the time comes.I've wondered the same thing. Before I retired, my commuter vehicle was a '97 Chevy Cavalier. The drain plug on it had an o-ring in it and no washer. I thought that was a neat idea. My Toyota pickup uses a washer. Maybe it's a Japanese thing.As a side note, no vehicle I've ever owned has needed a crush washer and none of them ever leaked a drop. Why are MC processes so fucking involved when they don't need to be? If Ford, GM, and all the other car/truck manufacturers can make an oil pan and plug that doesn't need a crush washer, I'm sure Yamaha can figure it out.
Yep! And here you are taking part,OMG!!!
4 pages and 71 posts on oil plug washers! You folks need to get a life!
Yep, wintertime for most parts has arrived.
Well it's either that or watching Rex and the Bills take on New England!OMG!!!
4 pages and 71 posts on oil plug washers! You folks need to get a life!
Yep, wintertime for most parts has arrived.
I suspect that was to keep the guys in the service bay from leaving it off.Every car I've owned as an adult has had a crush washer. VW went a step farther: If you wanted/felt compelled to replace the washer...you had to replace the plug too, as the washer was fabbed as a captive part. Stoopid.
That's probably it. I ended up keeping the original one and buying washers.I suspect that was to keep the guys in the service bay from leaving it off.
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