Proper copper oil drain plug crush washer orientation? (+1 other)

[Poindexter]

I've searched far and wide for this answer- including the motorcycle forums- where the question has popped up a few times.

What is the proper orientation to install a new copper crush washer during an oil change? The washer is shaped like a cup, flat on one side with a small flange on the other. Rather than guess- can anybody tell me for certain?

It's not addressed in the Clymer's either.

I've also noticed that the stock oil pan plug does not have any magnetic properties. Does anybody have a supplier of magnetic plugs they can recommend?

Rather than start another thread- another question for you all-

Should there be ANY oil at all showing at the bottom of the cup where the shift arm (and bottom cup bushing) fits into the trans- in the B-type 5-speed? All of my nylon bushings are gone and probably digested by the trans already, and when I removed the boots to install new bushings and boots- I see a heavy sheen of oil, almost a tiny pool, surrounding the base of the shifter where it enters the trans. Not leaking out or anything, but still there.

Unfortunately I let a friend drive my Z, and he proceeded to power-shift it like it was his mortal enemy.:stupid: Did he blow a trans seal and is that a huge repair?

Trying to remain calm :tapemouth

Some friend, huh?

[Nissanman]

Washer...don't think it matters one way or the other, but I would suggest the raised portion at the threads to be facing the oil pan:rolleyes:

Shifter...there is usually trans. oil at the base of the shifter mechanism. It is exposed to the oil inside the case, no seal there.

The only seals fitted are for the input shaft and the driveshaft sleeve/yoke.

Is he still a "friend":ermm:

[Poindexter]

Thanks Nissanman. I was really worried about possible damage. I'm not completely in the clear, I still have to have my mechanic do a complete check of it. He's been a Nissan mechanic since before he bought the 70 Z when it first came out!

And as to the last question- my friend did promise to lend me his car and pay for any damages he caused...until he had a day to think about it. Then he started telling me how my car is an old piece of s**t, and it was probably broken 30 years ago, and that it was my fault for letting him drive it. Unbelievable.

In "A Bronx Tale" Chazz Palminteri, commenting to his young friend, observes that- when another boy ran away from the young kid because the other kid owed him money- that this was a blessing. Now for a few dollars he now knew how much of a friend the other kid was, and he'd never have to waste another second on a fair-weather friend again.

Now I know. Some people....