http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/OIL-SCREEN-HELP-tp4036307p4036365.html
How loose is it? Mine was snug enough to not want to fall out during assembly, but I wouldn't trust it to high pressure oil.
My vote would be that it was designed to hold it in place. From the measurements you give it sounds spot on. There's no way ( I don't think) any manufacturer would trust the health of their engine to a rubber ring like that to be the only thing holding the oil pickup in place. It'd just be too risky of a thing to chance holding up years down the road.Yep,I definitely vote that the pan retains it,but that's just my two cents.
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