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10-4 on that. I can feel it crushing down when the torgue is applieddisallow wrote:They are not really there to prevent leaks. They take the torque stress off of the threads in your (rather expensive) oil pan. They are supposed to be single use.
The one I got was a copper crush washer that actally visually crushed when used. Usually I gey an aluminum one, they don't visibly crush. I've reused both varieties without ill effect.