

| Subject: | Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug? |
| From: | Alistair Bel |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:47:46 -0700 |
Yeah when it's steel plug into soft alloy hole :-) Alistair > On Jun 15, 2016, at 3:45 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Asking out of ignorance, not sarcastic (much): Do anyone but the Germans > specify a torque for an oil plug? > > Jim > >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> Time for my yearly oil change and I believe the Bentley gives a exact foot >> pound reading for the oil plug. I always just guess and am always >> concerned. I now have a torque wrench and would like to take the mystery >> out of the oil change. >> >> Can someone double check my memory and confirm it is 19 foot pounds? >> >> Sorry to ask but I don’t have a sighted person available to double check >> the book for me. >> >> Eric Caron >> 85 GL Auto Westfalia >>
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