How durable are our oil pans? I was changing the oil today and was stupid in loosening the drain bolt. Instead of turning it to remove the bolt, I was tightening it. Well, I don't think I've stripped it yet but just curious to know if I had done any damage. I would say, I must have tightened the bolt an additional 15 to 20 degrees. Did I do any damage? I looked at the threads and they look ok by the way.... Thanks for any info.

 

not 2 durable in the 'over-tightening' department , but if ur plug torqued back down to around 30ft.-lbs. & didn't keep spinning, u should be ok

edit: if u don't have a tq. wrench, 30 lbs. is not as tight as you may think, so be careful

~tina~

 

our oil pans are aluminum and the drain bolt is steel. the pan will strip before the bolt strips. as stated above, if you can tighten the bolt to 29-30 ft lbs then you're good to go.

 

Thanks guys.