Oil and Filter Change
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From: cuhulin on 3 Nov 2007 23:13 I once tried to do it with my fingers.It made them hurt too much.I once absentmindly layed my left hand on a very hot pan head screw.I had an imprint on the palm of my left hand that lasted for months. cuhulin
From: Built_Well on 4 Nov 2007 01:09 Tegger wrote: > Then get a cheap beam-type. They are good enough down to less than 5 lbs. ======== Imagine that. The Craftsman beam-type torque wrench at Sears has a lifetime warranty, but the clicker only has one year. Since so many Craftsman clickers break easily, I guess somebody probably goofed somewhere when they designed the thing. Somebody writing at the Sears.com's review page for this item said his adjusting handle came off when the retaining nut loosened. "A little threadlock or a nut with a nylon insert would have prevented this from happening," he wrote. Anyway, I guess I'll pick up the lifetime-warranted Craftsman beam-type torquer for the 18 foot-pound drain plug.
From: Built_Well on 4 Nov 2007 01:12 Ray O wrote: > A dry fill condition means removing the oil pan, so the answer to your > question is yes. ======== I wouldn't want to remove the pan! I'd have to spend way too much time underneath the 1.5-ton car. I gotta wonder if crawling under that thing while it was on jack stands is the most dangerous thing I've ever done? I read here in the archive that people are sometimes found lying dead underneath their cars. That's dangerous business.
From: Ray O on 4 Nov 2007 12:13 "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:472d705e$0$68462$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > > Tegger wrote: > >> Then get a cheap beam-type. They are good enough down to less than 5 lbs. > ======== > > Imagine that. The Craftsman beam-type torque wrench at Sears > has a lifetime warranty, but the clicker only has one year. > > Since so many Craftsman clickers break easily, I guess somebody > probably goofed somewhere when they designed the thing. > > Somebody writing at the Sears.com's review page for this > item said his adjusting handle came off when the retaining > nut loosened. "A little threadlock or a nut with a nylon > insert would have prevented this from happening," he wrote. > > Anyway, I guess I'll pick up the lifetime-warranted Craftsman > beam-type torquer for the 18 foot-pound drain plug. > I have never seen anyone use a torque wrench on an oil pan drain plug, an unless you plan on rebuilding your engine or transmission, don't waste your money on another torque wrench. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: aarcuda69062 on 4 Nov 2007 12:41
In article <tOudnQiH8uPTY7DanZ2dnUVZ_oSnnZ2d(a)comcast.com>, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: > "Built_Well" <built_well_toyota(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:472d705e$0$68462$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com... > > > > Tegger wrote: > > > >> Then get a cheap beam-type. They are good enough down to less than 5 lbs. > > ======== > > > > Imagine that. The Craftsman beam-type torque wrench at Sears > > has a lifetime warranty, but the clicker only has one year. > > > > Since so many Craftsman clickers break easily, I guess somebody > > probably goofed somewhere when they designed the thing. > > > > Somebody writing at the Sears.com's review page for this > > item said his adjusting handle came off when the retaining > > nut loosened. "A little threadlock or a nut with a nylon > > insert would have prevented this from happening," he wrote. > > > > Anyway, I guess I'll pick up the lifetime-warranted Craftsman > > beam-type torquer for the 18 foot-pound drain plug. > > > > I have never seen anyone use a torque wrench on an oil pan drain plug, an > unless you plan on rebuilding your engine or transmission, don't waste your > money on another torque wrench. Couple of things... The 3/8" torque wrench is only $25.00 IIRC, Built Well is a body builder. From all appearances, Built Well has absolutely NO experience -or- intuition WRT things mechanical. He needs -something- to help him get a feel for how tight things should be tightened. One should NEVER discourage the use of a proper tool when performing ANY automotive job, especially with someone _this_ inexperienced. Built Well may decide to delve into other such lofty pursuits as changing his spark plugs, replacing his valve cover gasket(s), replacing his brake pads and rotors, T-belt and water pump. Disclaimers: yeah, you me and the expert next door don't need a torque wrench to do an oil change... Okay, you yoda guys can go back to politics now. |