Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:23:10 -0700
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil plug
In-Reply-To: <51DD0B44.3090708@turbovans.com>
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I also don't strip out the plug.
On the equipment I do tighten steel into aluminum ($350K robotic systems),
damned straight we use torque wrenches and they do have specs.
tim in san jose
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:
> If it's in a book somewhere it's probably 18 to 23 ft lbs, would be my
> guess.
> and yet..
> in 50 years of nearly full time car repair I have never heard of anyone using
> a torque wrench on a drain plug.
> It's not the standard..
> 'just right by hand' is the standard.
>
> Do YOU tighten your drain plugs with a torque wrench ?
> if so..first time I've ever heard of anyone doing it.
>
> and there are a few techs that make everything 'gorilla tight' ......and
> very incorrectly.
>
> On 7/9/2013 11:33 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
>
> Did you ask them what torque spec they tightened it to?
> Expect blank looks on their faces.
>
> tim in san jose
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:
>
>
> yup..
> that happens sometimes.
> Not too commonly.
> One of the vanagons I have cared for over the last few years has that
> issue.
> 50 others do not.
>
>
>
> On 7/9/2013 11:00 PM, C Snyder wrote:
>
>
> I had an almost bad experience today with my 1987 Vanagon's oil plug.
>
>
> I had taken it to where I usually take my van for repairs and oil
> changes. In a short while they came and told me that when they went to
> replace the oil plug, the plug stripped out in the bottom of the engine. I
> really do not understand this as I have never had any problems with the
> plug. they said that since that plug has been taken out so many times, that
> because it is aluminum, and the plug is steel that some times they will
> strip out the threads.
>
>
> To fix it, they were able to put in an over sized "Piggy back" oil plug.
> It seems to be ding fine but, am just wondering if any one else has ever
> had this type of problem as I have been on this list several years but,
> have never heard it mentioned here before.
>
>
> Thanks for any ones opinion on this.
>
>
> Chris S.
>
>
>
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