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Subject:Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:45:36 -0500

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
>