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Post by waneman2 on May 30, 2006 22:10:46 GMT -5
Hi Y'all: I'm about to change oil for the first time on my '06 Ruck. Page 92 in the manual says to tighten the drain plug to 18 ft-lbs. Page 94 says 14 ft-lbs. Anybody know what's going on here? Since I don't have a torque wrench, can you tell me how many quarter-turns I should turn the plug after I get it finger tight? Thanks. - Wayne  |
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on May 30, 2006 22:16:44 GMT -5
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Post by Kami no Chiizu on May 30, 2006 22:17:12 GMT -5
Oh, and welcome to RUCKDOOM!
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Post by Dandy Dan on May 31, 2006 9:14:08 GMT -5
I don't have my manual with me but I don't think it's a huge deal. There really isn't a lot of pressure on this bolt so as long as you crank it tight it's usually fine. I have a torque wrench that I use for a lot of stuff but I've never used it for the drain bolt.
Kami maybe on to something with the drain bolt and then the oil strainer cap because there is the bolt on the of the engine and then a oil screen and cap that screws off the front of the engine so you can replace the oil screen every couple oil changes.
If that doesn't clear it up just torque it to 16lbs to average the 2 numbers. 14 and 18 aren't that different and you aren't going to strip it out since there's a crush washer.
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Post by Dandy Dan on May 31, 2006 9:16:24 GMT -5
About the number of turns after it's finger tight...just put a drop of oil on the threads so it goes in nicely and then once it's figure tight just give it maybe 3/4 of a turn or so...I'm just guessing. Just make it tight enough that it's not gonna vibrate out...don't go crazy but there is a pretty wide margin of error so don't worry too much. If you notice next time that the washer is getting crushed (like it's meant to do) then you can back off a little.
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skyler
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Post by skyler on May 31, 2006 23:28:10 GMT -5
on my old car the oil drain bolt was stripped causeing a slow leak, i think this was beacuse a torque wrench was never used. Ide hate to see this happen to a new ruckus so i got a torque wrench, and i am impressed, it deffently is a good investment.
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 1, 2006 11:36:44 GMT -5
They are solid investment. I got one from Christmas and it's great.
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Post by waneman2 on Jun 1, 2006 20:15:49 GMT -5
Thanks, guys. My confidence got a nice boost. What I did was mark the very top of the oil drain plug with a tiny piece of plastic tape. I drained the old oil then reset the plug with my marker at the top. No prob.
I was amazed to find NO screen and NO spring and O-ring. So I looked again and decided that the rimmed bolt facing FORWARD on the crankcase is the screen access. (The manual's diagram is not very clear.) Correct?
Also, I was amazed to find how black the new oil was after 10 miles. Maybe it's just the black dipstick. Or should I have it checked out?
Thanks everyone. A very helpful site this is.
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Post by chanito on Jun 1, 2006 22:23:32 GMT -5
 You are correct the cover in the front of the engine is where you will find the oil filter, and is a very good idea to use a torque wrench on our aluminum engine blocks, congrats ;D
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 2, 2006 9:05:40 GMT -5
Why are you changing your oil after just 10 miles? Mine is surprisingly black after 600 miles so maybe it gets black that quick...
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Post by waneman2 on Jun 2, 2006 10:28:05 GMT -5
No, DD, I changed the oil at 350 miles, then rode 10 miles, then checked it. Black as coal.
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Post by Dandy Dan on Jun 2, 2006 12:07:26 GMT -5
Okay that makes a lot more sense. Did you try touching the dipstick to some paper or something so the oil would soak in and you could see it's true colour? My oil usually looks okay for a week after an oil change.
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