Oil filter cap housing.
Oil drain bolt torque wrench.
Tighten the bolt in the clockwise direction to just past hand tight.
Anyway did the oil change but would like to know the torque specs for the filter drain plug the 6mm allen one.
The purpose of torquing drain plugs is to properly secure the plug to a designated tightness that is recorded in foot pounds.
Also the torque spec for the oil pan drain plug the one that s 18mm.
If you have a torque wrench the service manual specification for the oil drain bolt is 18 lb ft of torque.
Lisle oil filter wrench.
Spin in the drain bolt a few turns by hand in the clockwise direction to prevent it from becoming cross threaded.
Torque is created by the twisting force or the rotational force of the drain bolt.
The force is applied by a torque wrench.
Try sliding a bar over the end of your ratchet or get a secondary box wrench on the end of the box wrench on the plug and using the additional leverage to carefully bust it loose.
I did the oil filter housing to spec which was 25nm.
Steelman 6 piece oil drain plug wrench kit for installing and removing plastic oil drain plugs and bolts includes 3 8 inch drive t handle and five cr v steel adapters.
Double check that the oil drain bolt is tight before moving on to the.
As the other answer s state using a little bit of heat applied care.
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Replace oil drain plug.
Tighten the oil drain bolt with the 15mm socket and the 3 8 drive ratchet to just a small fraction of a turn past hand tight.
If you have a torque wrench the service manual specifies 18 lb ft of torque.
If necessary replace the washer.
Spin in the drain bolt a few turns by hand in the clockwise direction to prevent it from becoming cross threaded.
Once the designated torque amount has been reached the drain bolt is properly torqued.
Inspect the metal washer or gasket on the oil drain bolt and replace it if necessary.
