Torque Wrench Settings For Oil Drain Plug

Td6 oil sump drain plug.

Torque wrench settings for oil drain plug.

The plug specs are. Only 20 left in stock order soon. If the manufacturer of a machine provides torque values maintenance personnel should use those values. The aluminum gasket can be reused but they are only about 1 50 a piece.

V8 oil sump drain plug. My 04 v6 oil drain plug torque is 33 ft lbs. Best seller in automotive replacement engine oil drain plugs. How do i find the specified torque for the drain plug for the oil pan on my car.

Td6 gm automatic gearbox oil filler level plug. Steelman 6 piece oil drain plug wrench kit for installing and removing plastic oil drain plugs and bolts includes 3 8 inch drive t handle and five cr v steel adapters. For the oil filter i have a scotts type i go hand tight i m pretty strong no leaks yet. Also a new gasket.

The reason for the extra torque is because the basic oil pan is designed out of a thicker metal than an aluminum oil pan and can withstand a tighter oil drain plug. I always use my 3 8 snap on torque wrench to tighten the plug. I haven t used the torque settings for this stuff myself. Other things such as plugs flywheels wheel nuts etc i will you know the critical stuff.

This is for a 1988 chevrolet nova comparable to a toyota corolla. Torque the oil drain plug to 25 to 30 foot pounds. Td6 oil filter cap. For the drain plug again hand tight but moderately same with the mesh filter s 4 allen screws.

Servicing the car earlier gave her castrol gtx magnatec 15w40 fram oil filter air filter fuel filter and ngk spark plugs and we realised that there s no mention in the green haynes book about the correct torque wrench setting for the sump plug.