19-06-20, 10:29 AM
(19-06-20, 09:58 AM)butthead link Wrote: actually this was the cause of the problem in the first place, using one of those short thread mag bolts.
If the bolt/sump plug is still in there and is short as you say, the thread above the shorten bolt should still be serviceable? If so and you can remove the bolt and use a new OE, with a little silicon on the thread.
Quote: personally 40nm is too much i think, thats what i was trying to emulate by hand ?
Most over tighten all bolts, when you consider you can put about 100flbs /135Nm on a 5mm cap head with a allen key, think what you can do with a 17mm spanner :eek The 40Nm is to allow for the crush effect, that's the issue with reusing washers, once crushed even flat washers compress hence why they're soft, the same torque is now stressing/stretching the threads. As a rule the sump bolt/plug needs only about 1/3 turn with a spanner no more, and that's with a new washer.
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