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DarkHorse164

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Is there a specific torque setting for the oil pan drain plug?

 

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10ft lbs POUNDS PER 2003 SERVICE MANUAL

 

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DarkHorse164

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fr96ss said:

10ft lbs POUNDS PER 2003 SERVICE MANUAL

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cool! thanks

...can't find my manual

 

Dark Knight GT

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Or you can do what I always do. Get a good firm grip on the socket wrench and tighten that sucker as tight as you can get it.

I do that all the time and have no problems.

 

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Dark Knight GT said:

Or you can do what I always do. Get a good firm grip on the socket wrench and tighten that sucker as tight as you can get it.

I do that all the time and have no problems.

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Thanks...but I'll take my chances with the torque wrench
Stripped a couple drain plugs in my day, and don't need to do THAT ever again!

 

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you shouldnt be able to strip it, ive always just gotten as tight as possible

 

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you shouldnt be able to strip it, ive always just gotten as tight as possible

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Actually...the 2 times I managed to strip the threads were on motorcycles. The aluminum threads on the oil pan are what stripped...what a pain that was to fix it was enough to make me cautious.

 

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Actually...the 2 times I managed to strip the threads were on motorcycles. The aluminum threads on the oil pan are what stripped...what a pain that was to fix it was enough to make me cautious.

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on a billet aluminum motor?, what did you tighten it down with, an impact gun? lol

i've just never heard of that before