oil drain bolt washer issue

[captainstorm]

hi guys let me first introduce myself im chris, gotta 2007 r6 graphite gray all stock so far.

so i decided to change my oil today. ( first service was done at dealer) now i have 3200 miles on it. i notice i didnt have any type of washer on the drain bolt is this normal?? thanks for the help

[Noleman]

Dude, post a pic. Some people miss the washer. It might actually be there. It is called a crush washer and it sits tightly on the nut when you take the nut off. You do not have to replace it every time you change the oil. It is a copper color washer.

[tsefreeflow]

Just FYI, its not always copper colored. I just picked one up from dealer and it was silver in color (part# 214-11198-01). Not that it matters much but just an FYI

[r6_Infantry]

I change mine every time, it's a cheap part...makes me feel better, probably not needed everytime.

[Lavon]

Also FYI... and I'm probably jinxing myself by saying this... I have never changed the original crush washer on the 2002 R6. MANY oil changes later and not one leak. Just DO NOT gorilla torque the bolt or filter and you'll have no problems.

my .02

[BEAVIS]

its a silver aluminum crush type washer like on a sparkplug. btw, it only takes 17-19 lbs/ft to crush it