oil drain plug torque

[magnethead494]

took truck in for it's first-to-us oil change. PO worked at dealership, all servicings occurred there as well.


Took it to our preferred place, the guy couldn't get the plug out with a wrench or ratchet, had to use a 3 ft breaker bar to get the plug off. Said the threads looked fine, did the oil change and went on our way. Get home and it's dripping, hit it with a wrench and had another 1/4 turn in it. Looked at it today and it's still dripping, but not much.

How many in-lb should it be torqued to?

 

[JoshH]

62 ft-lbs. Did they put the copper washer back under the plug?

 

[superswamper003]

^x2

 

[GeorgiaDieselGTO]

I would guess washer missing as well.
Ya gotta live people who think a drain plug needs to be as tight as they can pull it with a breaker bar

 

[Big Block 88]

Copper washer is most likely destroyed if it is still there. The truck I just got took a 3 foot breaker to break loose and it dripped when I buttoned it up.

Washer was misshapen and gouged I replaced it with a fumoto

 

[magnethead494]

62 ft-lbs. Did they put the copper washer back under the plug?

62 ft-lb????

Hell, the wheel studs on the dragster are at 120....

 

[IronDX]

I never torqued a oil plug. I just made sure it was tight, & checked it every now & then.

 

[Big Block 88]

Its kinda like tq'in your headlight bulbs...