i had an acura tech tell me 16 inch lbs...then i look in a haynes manual and that shti tells me 104 inch lbs...this is ridiculous

any idea whcih one it's closer too, i'm thinking 16.

it's an b18b1 motor.

 

Helms Service Manual says 10 ft lbs

104 inch lbs = 8.667 ft lbs

 

well i'm curious why the acura tech would tell me such a far off answer...this is my 2nd one because the first one split in half the first time i got on it (******* advanced autoparts ****) this is a honda one but i only torqued the last one down to 50ish inch lbs and it still split like a bitch.

 

the acura tech told you 16in/lbs because the service manual is wrong on the 10ft/lbs spec. (or atleast i think so and probably all other acura/honda techs)

everytime i try to torque a oil pan to 10ft/lbs like the book says it totally kills the gasket......its impossible that the correct spec is 10ft/lbs....there is no way

i like to use 30-40in/lbs and that seems to work perfectly.

 

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10ft/lbs is wrong! It is 8.7-9.0 ft/lbs.
I am going to guess you are 2 stepping the torque process????

 

i go around to each bolt hand tight,then go back around and tighten each bolt until i see the gasket start to compress...always works and never had a problem/leak

 

12 Nm

 

I torque them like valve cover nuts... just hand tight with 1/4" ratchet - just until they bottom out.