Oil drain plug too tight

[adobeee]

Hi all,

Noob here! I tried doing my first oil change and got the car up in the air using ramps, but was unsuccessful because the oil drain plug was too tight.

What are the settings that I should use for torque wrench?

I am using the Tekton 24330 torque wrench, but I also can not get enough ground clearance to make use of the torque wrench (wrench is too tall to position it to loosen the plug).

Is there any way of getting it off? Anyone located in Burlingame or the Bay Area to help out a fellow 1-er?

[Mach1er]

25 N*m on the drain plug when putting it back on. Breaker bar to take it off. Don't forget the use a new crush washer on the drain plug.

[adobeee]

Originally Posted by Mach1er

25 N*m on the drain plug when putting it back on. Breaker bar to take it off. Don't forget the use a new crush washer on the drain plug.

Are these settings right? Sorry, complete noob..

It's a little below 27.1 N*m. In case the picture isn't clear, it's below 40.7 N*m. Also, below are the settings from Amazon if you need reference.

[MightyMouseTech]

You should not be using the torque wrench to take the drain bolt off.

[adobeee]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

You should not be using the torque wrench to take the drain bolt off.

Box wrench or breaker bar is fine?

[Mach1er]

Originally Posted by adobeee

Are these settings right? Sorry, complete noob..

It's a little below 27.1 N*m. In case the picture isn't clear, it's below 40.7 N*m. Also, below are the settings from Amazon if you need reference.

I have almost the same torque wrench. The graduation works like this: The lower mark on the "swoop" where it's graduated along the shaft is the mark for the number indicated at the higher end of the "swoop". So, start with the dial set at the lower mark for 20.4 Nm, then rotate the handle/dial so that the tick mark between the 0 and 4 are in line with the vertical line between the Nm table.

You're adding the number along the shaft to the number at the dial. You want 20.4 + 4.5.

In the picture you posted you're almost there, at 20.4 + 4.

[Iron Man]

Originally Posted by adobeee

Box wrench or breaker bar is fine?

Any wrench will work. You should only use a torque wrench to tighten the bolt back on, so you don't over torque the bolt.