Torque spec for dry sump oil lines?

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Feb 20, 2019 | 04:49 PM

jimxms

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Torque spec for dry sump oil lines?

Does anyone have the torque specs for the bolts on the oil lines that run near the starter motor on the passenger side of a dry sump car? I recently removed them to install new headers and now I'm getting a few drips of oil coming from the join. I don't want to over-tighten them with it being aluminium.

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Feb 20, 2019 | 05:46 PM

atljar

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They seal on O Ring connections. So even going tighter isnt going to help sealing. Grab some new O rings!

Feb 20, 2019 | 11:51 PM

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But if you still want the specs, email me a pic showing which bolts and I’ll look them up for you. You got my email.

Feb 22, 2019 | 02:23 PM

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Just as a follow-up, the torque specs (thanks to Fyreant) are 16lb ft for the two dry sump oil line bolts.

Also, atljar was right - my o-rings were ruined. However as I'm in the UK and can't easily get ahold of GM parts I managed to find replicas. They are M24 Bonded Seal washers, with an OD of 32mm and an ID of 22mm.

More specs here:

https://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/ad...keywords=KW257

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