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Subject:Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
From:Bruno Walser
Date:Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:06:35 -0400

Eric,

My Bentley manual says 7 - 9 foot pounds.

Good luck with your oil change.

Bruno

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On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 6:10 PM, 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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