Oil Drain Plug Torque Wrench

It s behind a plastic panel on the left.

Oil drain plug torque wrench.

Let the oil drain at least for 10. Remove the oil drain plug. Genuine oil filter wrench oil drain plug compatible with lexus toyota camry rav4 highlander sienna tundra and more with 04152 yzza1 oil filter fits 64mm cartridge style oil filter housing. If the plug also serves as a fill cap normally yellow or white in color it may have two prongs so you can loosen it by hand or with a screwdriver or hex key for additional torque.

Anybody know the torque value on installation. If it is too difficult to remove the drain plug make sure you are not tightening the drain plug. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Use a 3 8 drive socket wrench and extension no socket to turn the plug counter clockwise see photo at right allowing the old oil to drain.

More experienced wrenchers can torque stuff by feel and you can usually make assumptions of torque specs based on conditions. To remove the plug use the 13mm wrench or socket and turn the bolt counterclockwise. All cars will have torque specs for almost every fastener including your drain plug. The reason for the extra torque is because the basic oil pan is designed out of a thicker metal than an aluminum oil pan and can withstand a tighter oil drain plug.

So i think i may go buy a torque wrench and back the oil drain plug out just before it starts to leak and re tighten using a torque wrench. For example drain pans are almost always somewhat thin and you have a crush washer that is supposed to take care of the seal and not tons of torque so you grab a shorter medium. Looks like the panel can be removed by removing two bolts with torx head. Get it as soon as fri sep 11.

Most vehicles are equipped with a basic oil pan and the basic oil drain bolt will require a little bit more torque. Torque the oil drain plug to 25 to 30 foot pounds. I am pretty sure i over tightened it and wont be changing again until october so should or should i not back it out and use a torque wrench. Do you think this is good idea or just leave it.

Filter looks like it could be removed with a strap wrench rather than the steel wrench i used on the 2011 rt.