AceVentura

Anyone know the torque number on the oil pan drain plug?

Thanks in advance!

Oh yeah, where can I get a spring loaded air dam like Mr. Kahane?! Mine drags the driveway on exiting.

Jay

9T4Z

Honestly never "torqued" an oil drain pan gasket in my life... and I've done hundreds of oil changes. Just tighten it up... imo not a big deal... anyone ?? Using a standard wrench or 3/8th drive giver a little twist and she'll be allright.

Gary

BIGGGIE

calemasters

18 lb.ft.

Too lose and it leaks. Too tight and you strip the threads. Actually, I'm like 9T4Z, I have never torqued one in my life. I just go by "fully driven, seated and not stripped". It works for me.

JmpnJckFlsh

Use a standard closed-end wrench and tighten the drain plug substantially, but NOT with all your strength; i.e. DON't use both hands and brace your feet against something. A standard wrench will be about 7"-8" long...you'd have to be Arnold to strip the threads. 18 ft-lbs sounds about right; that would require about 30 lbs of force on the end of an 8" wrench. Overtightening your drain plug is more likely to become a problem when you can't remove it for the next oil change.

lost

The first time I changed my oil, had to use a breaker bar to loosen it.Since I bought the car from a forum sponsor and it had a fresh oil change,I think they used an impact on it.I did not blame the mothers who grabbed their kiddies and exited my general vicinity as I used language that would have made a sailor blush....I mean its enough of a job to get it up in the air then leveled out only to find a craftsman 6 pt wrench and a rubber mallet wouldn't budge it. Luckily it wasn't stripped.

LS WON

calemasters

Yes. The hex head on the drain PLUG is 13 mm

Fritzmarine

I am doing my first oil change at 1,000 (10 months since I picked up my 'Vette from the dealer); my Craftsman digital torque meter read 26.3 ft. lbs. to remove the plug. I recall my C5 had an aluminum oil pan and the torque spec was very specific. My C6 looks like it also has an aluminum oil pan; it may matter as my C4 had a 350 with a steel oil pan.

Does anyone have the $138.00 Helm's factory manual to check up on the torque specification on the oil pan plug? Also the C5 had to be level when changing the oil; you could not drive up on a ramp as the pan would not drain properly in the nose high position. Is that the same on the C6?

Thanks

VET4LES

mlongo99

Helm manual says 18lb-ft for the drain plug and 22lb-ft for the filter. Since I lowered mine I have to drive the rear on ramps in order to get a jack under the front. I guess you've got lower profile ramps than me.

HighwaySpeed

The Corvette Is A Manly Car For Manly Men

Fritzmarine

Ramps - My ramps are home made. They are about 22 years old and made out of 2x10 lumber. They step up in incruments of about 24 inches and weight a ton. I made them when I bought a new 1983 Trans Am. My metal ramps would not work as the nose of the Trans Am was too long.

I know it's Mickey Mouse (showing my age??) but it works. I still like to change my own oil. Does anyone still fill up the oil filter with oil before installing it on the car to avoid zero oil peressure on start-up after an oil change?

Larry B.

I ALWAYS fill the oil fiter...... Manditory in my opinion...On some vehicles that's not possible though because the filter is horizontal.

Kreuzen

I agree...