30 ft lbs, my ass!

A6qwDenver · 01-17-2003, 02:07 PM

So I'm changing my oil today....Changed the filter, putting back in the drain plug...torque it to 30 ft lbs as Bentley suggests. Hmmmmmm....starts dripping oil as I'm tightening it...hmmmmm, not getting much resistance....oh, well look at that, the drain plug housing just seperated from the oil pan. Crap. But kudos to eurocarparts in San Diego....got an oil pan being delivered here tomorrow morning for $110 including overnight shipping.

Muhammad · 01-17-2003, 02:25 PM

Worst I've had is a stripped drain plug.

A6qwDenver · 01-17-2003, 03:43 PM

Muhammad · 01-17-2003, 09:11 PM

Would hate to smell burning oil and look back, see a cloud of grey smoke and a 500' trail of oil. Gross!

SpedhedEd · 01-20-2003, 03:38 AM

30 ft lbs seems like a lot for an oil pan drain plug.

01-17-2003, 02:25 PM	#2
Muhammad AudiWorld Super User 2010 Audi S5 My Garage Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 7,527	JB weld wouldn't fix it?! :b Worst I've had is a stripped drain plug. __________________ Muhammad 2010 S5 6MT Brilliant Black/Black Premium Plus, Nav, Carbon Atlas Inlays

01-17-2003, 03:43 PM	#3
A6qwDenver New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 445	Nah...I think it's beyond that...and I don't want to chance dumping my oil on the highway! __________________ Nathan 1995 A6 Quattro Avant Burgundy on Tan 17" S6 Avus Wheels Ported Throttle Body K & N Cone Conversion An ugly Calrion Deck with beautiful Rockford Fosgate tweets, mids, subs and amps ;)

01-17-2003, 09:11 PM	#4
Muhammad AudiWorld Super User 2010 Audi S5 My Garage Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 7,527	Yeah, I was joking. =) You don't have an oil pressure gauge, do you? Would hate to smell burning oil and look back, see a cloud of grey smoke and a 500' trail of oil. Gross! __________________ Muhammad 2010 S5 6MT Brilliant Black/Black Premium Plus, Nav, Carbon Atlas Inlays

01-20-2003, 03:38 AM	#5
SpedhedEd AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 141	Are you sure it's not 30 INCH lbs? 30 ft lbs seems like a lot for an oil pan drain plug. __________________ Edward J. Clark '95 A6q 5-spd - sadly it has been sold '60 Corvair '02 BMW 530i

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