Twisted

As some know, I've been battling a leaky oil drain plug washer. Today, a novel thought occured to me: Why not break out the torque wrench, and make sure it is tight enough. Does anyone know the torque spec for my drain plugs?

Stevens91gt

i jus tighten it til no oil leaks

Tims 88GT

just sung, not tight.

Boss_Hotrod

According to the FOrd service manual 15-25 ft-lbs.

PRO50SC

Tighten it like your tightening a spark plug.

Tims 88GT

^^agree

Twisted

Thanks for the quick replies everyone. That's what I normally do with vehicles, but for some reason, this pan leaks. I'll be swapping out the plastic washer next change, I'm just trying to avoid having to dump fresh oil just to change the washer. What a stupid problem.

PRO50SC

Do you have a low oil sensor in your pan?

Twisted

If it came on the car from the factory. Why do you ask?

PRO50SC

Well you either do or you don't? The reason I ask is I had this reocurring problem on my wifes 90. I changed the plug and gasket a couple of times. I finally discovered it was the low oil sensor seal that is mounted in the sside of the pan just above the rear drain plug. It was seaping and pooling up at the bottom of the drain plug. That was the fix. That's why I asked if you had one.