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 06-05-2006, 06:12 Post: 130439
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EarthWorks,

Thanks for that insight, I have a torque wrench, but have only used it on cylinder heads and such. I have always felt that for for simple stuff like Oil plugs the torque specs were more there to CYA the mfg. in the event a customer uses a 3/4 inch drive socket on an oil pan and strips it. Not their problem too much torque beyond spec. when you use an oversize wrench.

If you use an appropriate size wrench most people should have no problem.

As to those oil change places, the ones I have seen hire a bunch of kids where it takes at least three or 4 to do the job.

- One to work the computer and try to get add on work,
- another to stick an Air Conditioning hose into your car
- another to hand you your choice of reading material
- another to take the specs from the computer guy to get the filter
- yet another to crawl under the car and drain it.

I was in Florida at the time, and it was my daughters car so I had no choice. I thought it was comical at the time, and I was concerned that they really had no clue as to what they were doing beyond the show, and I still change my own oil, so I know that it is done right.






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The oil pan on my Honda Pilot is cast aluminun with no paint as it does not need it. I guess that helps it run cooler.






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