Oil Drain Plug: Factory service manual states 29ftlbs and owners states 33ftlbs

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WTF difference does it make? How about we go 31.3?

.....Sorry, that was a bit harsh ... it is within the error range of your torque wrench. It really isn't that big of a deal.

Perhaps the difference is that the service manual assumes that you are certainly replacing the drain plug washer and the owners manual allows for the fact that many people forget to get one.

Either way..... Use the value that makes you comfortable. The higher value won't strip the threads and the lower value won't leak even with the old washer.

 

^ hes right

 

Hand torque that sht

 

Id go with tight.

 

[QUOTE]Hand torque that sht

 

i just bought a car that will not stop leaking from there, i just torqued to 33, lets see if that stops it.

(fyi: new crush washer, last one was a odd shaped pancake.)

update: it does not. 5-10 drops per night. if you look at it, you can see how the crush washer isnt seated all the way flush. how much more can i tighten before i run into danger of stripping the bolt or pan?

 

Is the bolt threaded in on an angle - cocked ?. I wouldn't tighten it beyond 33 ft lbs or you risk cracking the oil pan, unless it has already been cracked at some point in the past and causing the leak.

 

that's what i think. when i took the bolt out, its threads and the pans threads looked great. the new crush washer was flat but i'm talking about a gap that the human eye prob wouldn't catch. i threw some silicon around the edges now. it didn't drip as much once i torqued to 33. there does look to be hair line cracks all over the pan maybe. i don't know if this is common.

 

Those hairlines are just casting marks, they are normal.