[Roadsters] Fw: What is the torque for the oil pan drain plug?

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

Dave,

Should have looked in my Service Manual before responding:  Oil pan bolts - 
3.6 ft-lbs.  That's not much.

Still be nice to see the generic list if anyone has it.

Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary and Cindy Ault" <aultgc at att.net>
To: "D Riedel" <stamuki at gmail.com>; <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] What is the torque for the oil pan drain plug?


> Dave,
>
> Oil drain plug:  I don't think you can hurt this thing unless you apply 
> enough torque to strip the threads, but there's no need to tighten it more 
> than is necessary to flatten the copper gasket.  (I have had to remove 
> them when they had been really cranked down, but I have never seen one 
> leak if the gasket was intact.)
>
> The sensitivity regarding over-tightening the oil pan is with respect to 
> the 6mm (10mm hex head) cap screws which secure the oil pan to the block. 
> Look at an oil pan with the gasket removed:  There is a raised area down 
> the center of the mating surface with the block.  If one over-tightens 
> those cap screws, he can crush and damage the cork gasket near the bolt 
> holes, creating a leak path.
>
> I haven't seen a torque value for the oil pan bolts/cap screws.  There are 
> standards for torque which can be used when one doesn't have an OEM value. 
> Unfortunately, I cannot find my list right now, but there are a couple of 
> active or former mechanics on the List.  Maybe someone has and will 
> publish the generic torque standards to which I referred.
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "D Riedel" <stamuki at gmail.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 4:19 PM
> Subject: [Roadsters] What is the torque for the oil pan drain plug?
>
>
>>I know the oil pan can be a little sensitive to over-tightening.  Does
>> anyone have the torque setting for the drain plug?  I'm long delayed
>> in getting my car back out on the road (I've missed some great weather
>> over the last month).
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> -- 
>> Dave Riedel
>> '69 2000
>> Victoria, BC
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