i have a 1995 civic dx with a 5 spd 1.5 L. does anyone know the torque spec for the oil drain plug?

 

just make sure its snug.

 

You going to put a torque wrench on it everytime you change the oil? Just tighten it until you feel the crush washer 'crush'!?!

 

lol, you dont need to torque it

Just use common sense and tighten it till its on....whats the word im lookin for...tightly, lol. Dont go cranking it down and screwing up your threads.

What i like to do is screw it on with my fingers till its all the way in, then take the ratchet and tighten it till it gets hard to turn without excessive force.

If you still cant get it, i dont know how else to help you ...

 

dont strain your self putting it on or else it will be a **** getting off next time you need to get it off.

 

turn it until it's tight

 

i think it is 32lbs.

 

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its in the 30s, i know that much for sure, but 32 sounds about right.

 

On 96-97 Del Sols it's 45Nm, or 33ft-lbs.

I use my torque wrench on everything that Helms shows a torque value for.

 

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same goes for all model 92-95 Civic's. 33ft-lbs.

 

I think that 30 lb/ft should be sufficient, but I don't know anybody that actually uses a torque wrench for the drain plug. Not to say that it's wrong to, but just not neccessary. My manual has 29 lb/ft for d16y5 & d16y8, and 33lb/ft for d16y7, so as I already said, 30 lb/ft should be good (though I know you have the 1.5).

-Shane

 

Y8 has an aluminum pan, the threads are easier to strip.

Everything else (dseries wise) is steel, so you can give it a bit more torque.

IMO, just torque it till it's tight, it's really not worth pulling out a torque wrench for.

 

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Exactly.

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Even though the block is the same, they switched oil pans with the y8's? That's kinda wierd. Any clue why?

-Shane

 

30 ft lbs if it's a steel pan . I know I work at honda and I own a 95 civic lx.
Aluminum is 29 ft lbs. Hope that helps

 

So glad you could bump a 9 year old thread. Please don't do that. Ever. For any reason.