[s-cars] Weeping X-Plug Again...

[Doug Landaeta]

Ian,

Excellent advice. So what's the correct tool that I can get on my  
smaller 3/8" torque wrench? Is there a large flat bladed 'socket' or  
an 'X' socket?
I am fortunate not to ever had this issue yet, at 115 k miles now, but  
like to be prepared- and I'm a tool addict.

Oh, and does anyone recall the torque spec? Maybe I'll check bentley  
as I casually procrastinate finishing my taxes, ugh!

Doug

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On Apr 11, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net> wrote:

> You have to be VERY careful not to tear the o-ring on the plug when
> you put it back in the pump housing. It took me three tries (read two
> ripped o-rings) before I figured out how. Eventually I figured out
> using the oil-on-the-gasket trick from changing oil filters is the way
> to go. I ended up liberally (I do live in the blue state of
> Massachusetts, after all) lubricating the o-ring before putting it on
> the plug, then repeating the lube job on the plug with the o-ring
> installed before installing it in the pump housing. This is the first
> step. The second step is to properly torque the pesky plug in the pump
> housing. HTH.
> -Ian Duff.
>
> On 11 Apr, 2009, at 09:57, matt ludwig. wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> the x-plug on the PS pump is weeping again on my avant. I bought the
>> OEM plug kit (inclu new gasket) and had that properly done less  
>> than 4
>> months ago. Am I safe to 'tighten' the x-plug again to required  
>> torque
>> spec do you feel, or will that only compromise that gasket more
>> resulting in a more un-sealed situation?
>>
>> Really frustrating to have this happen yet *again* like this. I am  
>> not
>> sure why this is such a fail-place on these cars, but I do not want
>> for it to blow. Thoughts?
>>
>>
>> matt ludwig.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 1995.5 S6 Avant
>> South Portland, Maine
>>
>>
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