# Crush washer - 2006 Nissan Altima

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [September 29, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876 "2018-09-29T14:13:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CJ36](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@CJ36](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CJ36)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876/1 "2018-09-29T14:13:38Z")

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I’ve been doing my own oil changer over 50 years. Never had an oil leak because of the washer on the drain plug. Now on '06 Nissan that I have, uses a ‘crush washer’ that leaks. Never heard of crush washer before this. Why not use a regular flat washer?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876/2 "2018-09-29T14:16:46Z")

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Did you use a new one ? They are one time use items.

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876/3 "2018-09-29T15:40:57Z")

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get to your local dealer and buy a pack of them

[https://parts.nissanusa.com/nissanparts/index.cfm?action=replacement&siteid=14&jointvehid=11913&groupid=A&sectionid=110&partcode=11128A](https://parts.nissanusa.com/nissanparts/index.cfm?action=replacement&siteid=14&jointvehid=11913&groupid=A&sectionid=110&partcode=11128A)

my dealer sells them for $0.20 a piece, I buy 10-pack at a time

it is no point in reusing crush washers

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**Author:** ![Scrapyard-John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Scrapyard-John](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrapyard-John)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876/4 "2018-09-29T17:38:28Z")

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I’ve been doing my own oil changes for years and never come across a crush washer (on a drain plug) until I changed the trans fluid recently in my wife’s 2013 Toyota. The drain plug had an aluminum crush washer. I didn’t replace it and of course it leaked. I put a fiber washer on it, couldn’t find the right size aluminum crush washer locally. It’s fine now.

As for why some manufacturers use a crush washer rather than a drain plug with a rubber or nylon gasket on it, I have no idea.

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**Author:** ![Dean-in-Des-Moines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Dean-in-Des-Moines](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dean-in-Des-Moines)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crush-washer-2006-nissan-altima/125876/5 "2018-09-29T20:36:26Z")

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My 09 Kia Sedona uses a crush washer on the oil drain plug. It is very soft aluminum and comes packaged in with my oil filter. I always open the box at the parts store to be sure it’s in there. Haven’t had a leak yet.