RE: Oil drain plug won't budge

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Possibly big ouch. It should be torqued to 22 lb-ft per Bentley. Before
you mess too much with it consider getting a trusted mechanic to do it.
The oil pan is aluminum and about $500 or so from the dealer.

My mechanic said he's started using anti-seize on those oil pans. Had
too many in with problems (so far, every one has eventually come out
with help from a chisel or, in one extreme circumstance, which I believe
was on another lister's car, an air hammer to shock it loose).
- peter
  peterhe@microsoft.com - http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1001
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  issaquah, wa, usa


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	ekellock@juno.com [SMTP:ekellock@juno.com]
>Sent:	Thursday, November 14, 1996 4:55 PM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Oil drain plug won't budge
>
>Time to change the oil on the 200qw and the drain plug won't budge AT
>all.  I sprayed it with WD40 and will try later, but what torque is this
>thing supposed to be at anyway?  There's no way it should be this tight. 
>Help!
>
>Ed Kellock        QCUSA Member #2882
>Lansing, IA - USA
>91 200qw - Indigo blue, titanium leather
>87 gt coupe - Alpine white, white leather, TSW Evo's