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Old 07-30-2020, 10:08 AM   #4
jwilliams81
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Default Re: Oil leaks from around oil pan

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Originally Posted by katy View Post
You could try tightening up the bolts that hold the pan on, might help, might not, it's worth a try. Don't over tighten them.
Yes, if you are reading and following the Les Andrew's red book... it says to torque the oil pan nuts to 20 ft lbs. That is wrong and a misprint.
You want to torque them to 5-6 ft lbs... but most just do tight with a wrench.

Torque values and capacities:
https://www.brattons.com/specifications.html
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