Oil Drain Bolt Torque Wrench

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Oil drain bolt torque wrench.

Torque is created by the twisting force or the rotational force of the drain bolt. Spin in the drain bolt a few turns by hand in the clockwise direction to prevent it from becoming cross threaded. Once the designated torque amount has been reached the drain bolt is properly torqued. 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. Oil filter cap housing. 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. Replace oil drain plug.

Lisle oil filter wrench. Also the torque spec for the oil pan drain plug the one that s 18mm. Inspect the metal washer or gasket on the oil drain bolt and replace it if necessary. 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.

Double check that the oil drain bolt is tight before moving on to the. Tighten the bolt in the clockwise direction to just past hand tight. Replaced the drain plug with a ecs tuning magnetic one 14mm rather than the 18mm stock one. 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.

The purpose of torquing drain plugs is to properly secure the plug to a designated tightness that is recorded in foot pounds. If necessary replace the washer. Inspect the crush washer or gasket on the oil drain bolt. As the other answer s state using a little bit of heat applied care.

The force is applied by a torque wrench. If you have a torque wrench the service manual specification for the oil drain bolt is 18 lb ft of torque.