Oil Drain Bolt Torque Wrench

Oil filter cap housing.

Oil drain bolt torque wrench. Anyway did the oil change but would like to know the torque specs for the filter drain plug the 6mm allen one. Tighten the oil drain bolt with the 15mm socket and the 3 8 drive ratchet to just a small fraction of a turn past hand tight. Spin in the drain bolt a few turns by hand in the clockwise direction to prevent it from becoming cross threaded. If you have a torque wrench the service manual specifies 18 lb ft of torque.

Spin in the drain bolt a few turns by hand in the clockwise direction to prevent it from becoming cross threaded. The force is applied by a torque wrench. As the other answer s state using a little bit of heat applied care. Try sliding a bar over the end of your ratchet or get a secondary box wrench on the end of the box wrench on the plug and using the additional leverage to carefully bust it loose.

Inspect the metal washer or gasket on the oil drain bolt and replace it if necessary. Also the torque spec for the oil pan drain plug the one that s 18mm. The purpose of torquing drain plugs is to properly secure the plug to a designated tightness that is recorded in foot pounds. Inspect the crush washer or gasket on the oil drain bolt.

Lisle oil filter wrench. Torque is created by the twisting force or the rotational force of the drain bolt. If necessary replace the washer. Replace oil drain bolt.

Once the designated torque amount has been reached the drain bolt is properly torqued. If you have a torque wrench the service manual specification for the oil drain bolt is 18 lb ft of torque. Tighten the bolt in the clockwise direction to just past hand tight. 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.

I did the oil filter housing to spec which was 25nm. Only 20 left in stock order soon.