Big lumps of metals and spanners. Including servicing and fluids.
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by oorwullie » 22 Mar 2015, 11:29
with a torque wrench to a specific setting i mean!
i was just wondering.
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by MGP » 22 Mar 2015, 11:53
There is no torque setting wind them in by hand until seated followed by 1/4 turn for plugs with a washer or 1/8 turn tor taper seat plugs.
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by itchyfeet » 22 Mar 2015, 17:50
I didn't used to but I am now becuase I found one loose recently
torque setting is in Haynes or Bentley or both I forget off the top of my head I think it was 25Nm same as sump plug, which I always torque after loosing it once.
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by HarryMann » 23 Mar 2015, 13:27
Of course there's a torque setting...
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by dsmith1974 » 23 Mar 2015, 13:35
Yep. 20Nm.
'83 HiTop, Early 1.9 DG, 5 speed.