Is there any place to get the torque settings for the oil pan bolts?

 

Jake Raby publishes a great book of torques specs that I've found handy.

If you are asking for the torque, it is 10 Nm or 7.5 Ft-lb (according to the Bentley manual I had sitting at my desk).

 

Just re-installed my sump pan and was told 7 ft lbs. I also used blue Locktite. Use a thin bead (1.5 mm) of sealant (DriBond is recommended) I used Locktite 5900 and worked great.

 

Thanks for the info, I am replacing mine with the FVD on Sunday

 

Best is to use an inlb torque wrench set to 90inlb
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2nd on the in lb torque wrench. When I installed mine, I tightened wrist tight in cross pattern starting from center. When I went to use the in lb torque wrench I found that I had already hit the 7 (or 7.5) in lbs so I would of over tightened them when I went back to tighten up. Also, buy four 3" long bolts (of same thread size as pan bolts), cut off heads and install them at pan corners as alignment studs so that you can install pan without messing up your seal. Makes install real easy.

 

 

Great tip!

 

"Best is to use an inlb torque wrench set to 90inlb"

​​​Most of the smaller Torque wrenches (1/4" drive) are marked in NM and Inch/lbs... Since there is a NM spec (10 NM) why not just use it? Unless your torque wrench doesn't have the markings that is... Just wondering what the preference for inch lbs is about?

 

Not a preference to use inlb over NM. My comment was more about preferring inlb torque wrenches over ftlb ones.
Of course NM will work well too.

 

Got it! Sort of what I figured