Hello, I am getting ready to seal my oil pan and I need to know how much torque to put on the oil pan bolts (10mm). I ordered a manual but it is on backorder right now. If someone could look up in the manual the amount of torque for these or knows off the top of your head I would really appreciate it. Thanks guys/gals

Jack

 

Can you rename the thread title? It makes it a little difficult to search when you're just looking at the titles.

 

Forum won't let me...but can anyone answer this for me, thanks

Jack

 

Jack,

First order of operation you need to run a tap into the block and clean N E Liquid gasket that may be left from the last time the pan had been removed. If you do not clean the threads out of the block and on the bolts you can crack the block and end up with a leak that wont stop. On that same not when you thread the oil pan bolts back in you need to put liquid gasket on the threads. Be sure the liquid gasket is capable of withstanding heat up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The 6 engine mount bolts are to be torque down between 55-68f-lbt. The 17 oil pan bolts are to be torque down between 79-104in-lbt and yes 12in-lbt is equal to 1f-lbt. The oil pan drain plug is to be torque down between 22-30f-lbt. Hope that was what you were looking for.

Doug

 

thanks DBreeze, ok the oil pan is new so I think i'm good there. I have hondabond to seal it, would this be ok for the liquid gasket on the bolts? Thank you for those numbers, very easy to understand. Thanks for taking the time. That was exactly what I was looking for.

Jack

 

oh, and whoever renamed the thread title...thanks a bunch

 

Just because you have a NEW oil pan you STILL have to tap out the holes to remove the old liquid gasket that may be left in there. Don't cut corors because that $6 tap that you did'nt want to spend the money on can become a $600 housing. Good Luck

Doug

 

Honda bond is what my mechanic uses, read the dirrections , it should cure for 3 days, just do it. my mechanic will not do a customers car unless they can let him have it for that time. Do not put in the oil for 3 days cure time and you should not have any leaks. Good skill, not luck .

 

thanks DBreeze, I'll take your word for it. Oh duboisr, how's david's 7 coming? Yes I have the 3 days set on the schedule to leave it alone...

 

I need to get this done to my car too(yeah, I'm lazy). I've talked to two mechanics so far and neither of them mentioned keeping the car for longer than 24 hours(for the silicone to cure). Should I worry about this? Find a different mechanic, perhaps?

 

Anyone know how long the 10-mm oil pan bolts are? I'm having Rx7 Store reseal my oil pan gasket, and I'm having them install Staff's Auto oil pan gasket metal reinforcer. The external reinforcer is 0.1875 inches thick, so I need to find 10-mm bolts with that much more length to use the metal reinforcer on my oil pan.

BTW thanks for those torque numbers. I wondered the same thing.