Tightening Oil Drain Plug Without Torque Wrench

Joke drain plugs usually seal by means of soft metal fibre leather plastic gaskets washers or an o ring.

Tightening oil drain plug without torque wrench.

Complete metric wrench set http 1aau to tqy 1ax. With a wrench tighten the plug very lightly until it stops and is only snug with the pan. It is important to start the oil drain plug with your fingers so that you eliminate the possibility of cross threading the bolt. Though there may well be an o e m.

Anybody know what the torque is for tightening the oil drain plug. You only need a torque wrench mainly for cylinder head tightening and solid wheel bearings along with large size bolts or nuts crancshaft etc spark plugs can be tightened by a ratchet until they stop turning without force then tighten just a bit further without straining on the wrench. Therefore actual tightness of the plug is a bit irrelevant as far as torque is concerned. My 1998 rav4 is 27 ft lbs for 2000 and earlier models haynes repair manual.

Give it one more 1 4 turn. So around 20 to 25 and you should be ok. So just for the heck of it i ve never used one before i bought one. Continue to tighten it until you can not turn it anymore.

1aauto list of tools used. Drain plugs tighten them until they break or strip the threads then back them off 1 2 a turn. Then tighten the plug 1 4 turn. Step 2 use your finger to tighten oil drain plug.

I ve been changing oil in my cars for almost 30 years so i know what i m doing. I figured they must have used a torque wrench. For 2001 and later it is 18 ft lbs. Now that you are done don t forget to get rid of your used engine oil in a safe appropriate.

The dealer put the plug on very tight the first time. That s it your done. Step 3 tighten plug with socket. If you do you run the risk of striping out the oil pan threads.

Some caution about tightening the oil drain plug.