Torque setting

[zman]

Need to know the torque setting for the oil drain plug & the oil filter.......Thanks..!
Zman

[No Doubt]

oil filter = 22 lb.-ft.

drain plug = 18 lb.-ft.

[PerforminNorman]

Wow, you guys actually use a torque wrench?

[wantazo6]

omg I use hand tight on filter and snug with plug..

[wlxx861]

Originally Posted by PerforminNorman

Wow, you guys actually use a torque wrench?

Yes, I use a torque wrench. The engine is aluminum, very easy to strip.

[NYCHASM]

Originally Posted by wlxx861

Yes, I use a torque wrench. The engine is aluminum, very easy to strip.

Yeah but...like wantazo6 said... "hand tight" and "snug" work for me too...as long as you remember that there are different values for "hand tight" and "snug" depending on whether the block is cast iron or aluminum.

BTW...the oil filter nipple in the block isn't aluminum so "extra hand tight" would work just fine here.

Charlie

[DennyM]

Been going "by feel" since I was 12. Filters - oil the seal, hand tight, then, depending on how good a grip one can get by hand, 1/4 to 3/4 turn past that.
Plugs ... depends on the type ... one-use crush washer types are best, but for the Z, with its hard rubber seat, it's to point of resistance, then seat firmly with about 8" of wrench leverage ... just so's it doesn't back out.

[Zrod]

Ditto No Doubt, he's da man.

[NYCHASM]

Originally Posted by Zrod

Ditto No Doubt, he's da man.

Ehhh...phooey

Hey DennyM and wantazo6 and PerforminNorman...
how much you wanna bet these guys can't add without a calculator either!

Charlie

[No Doubt]

I didn't claim I use a torque wrench. He asked what the specs were and those are the torque specs.

Like DennyM, wantazo6, PerforminNorman and NYCHASM I use my calibrated hands.

[NYCHASM]

Originally Posted by No Doubt

I didn't claim I use a torque wrench. He asked what the specs were and those are the torque specs.

You're absolutely correct I convicted you on circumstantial evidence. My apologies to you sir.

Originally Posted by No Doubt

Like DennyM, wantazo6, PerforminNorman and NYCHASM I use my calibrated hands.

How great is this...to be included in the same group with you guys! A distinction I certainly don't deserve.

Charlie

[zman]

Originally Posted by NYCHASM

Ehhh...phooey

Hey DennyM and wantazo6 and PerforminNorman...
how much you wanna bet these guys can't add without a calculator either!

Charlie

Where is the "I'm with stupid" sign at??
Zman

[zman]

[quote=NYCHASM]Ehhh...phooey

Hey DennyM and wantazo6 and PerforminNorman...
how much you wanna bet these guys can't add without a calculator either!

Smart A$$ are you?
Zman

[Zrod]

Charles, I can't speak for the other fellas, but I can't add with or without a calculator. So I just follow along dragging my knuckles on the ground. It helps me keep track of stuff.

[No Doubt]

Personally, I still use a slide rule.