There indeed is a crush washer... And my dealership has been charging 2 dollars a pop. To remove from oil plug just use a tiny flat head screw driver (like the ones used to fix glasses) and just get the sucker to spin. Once spinning the washer should come right off. I would continue to use the crush washer so that you don't have to over torque the drain plug in fear of a leak. The washer is there just for that reason. You should not be using more than 29 ft lbs of torque to tighten. Pay attention when putting on the washer... There is a right and wrong way. The seal should be toward the engine. The gapped side toward the engine that is. This is how it has been explained to me by a mitsu tech..... Good luck.

This is a corrected post.

 

95 ft lbs!?! umm...

 

Tightening torque should be: 29 ft-lb (39 N-m)

 

the drain plug is the same size as a honda one, so i just use the honda ones because they are free for me.

 

 

Thank you for clarifying that. I knew what that guy said was total bull****. Heck I don't even torque my wheel lugs as high as 95 ft lbs!

 

Sorry I miss spoke... I was thinking 95 lbs for lug nuts..is 95 not correct for lugs too? That's what I've been doing at the track.
Thanks for correcting me.

 

i've been using the full 500 lbs from an air inpact wrench on my plug

 

Yea thats even too high for the lugs. Lugs are supposed to be 73 ± 7 ft-lb (98 ± 10 Nm)
I doubt its any bit difference with the IX and the X for lug torque

 

My dealership (a mitsubishi that has to use ford for it's service and parts department) can't find the crush washers for the drain and fill plugs on the transmission. Does anyone have a link to a place that sells them? I've been looking and can't seem to find them.