First Service Almost Done
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Road Captain
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From: Monterey, CA
First Service Almost Done
Well, first service almost complete. I thought I royally screwed the pooch when putting everything back together after the fluid change. The torque wrench I was using was in kg-cm, of course, everything is in ft-lbs/in-lbs. So off to the computer to convert everything. Well, long story short, I severely over-torqued the first thing I tightened, the oil pan plug. Luckily I caught it, took it back out, checked it all over, then put in to complete specs. I will be ordering a torque wrench for me, so I do not have to use metric units. Needless to say, I still need to finish the critical fasteners, but those can wait. Switched to all Mobil1 products, the 15 minute ride I went out for seemed pretty smooth and quieter on the top end. I just hope that oil plug holds up, I was a little peeved I did that.
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Road Captain
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From: Monterey, CA
On another note, I was impressed with how "clean" the fluids were when drained, not a lot on the oil plug, a little bit more on the Primary, and it looked like a sludge on the transmission. I used Mobil1 20W-50 in engine and Primary and Mobil1 75W-90 in the transmission. I noticed in the Service Manual, it says to use HD primary/trans fluid, I may go 75W-90 in both the next time they are due.
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Tourer
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From: Tucson, AZ
If you're talking about the "bar" torque wrench as opposed to the "click" or electronic torque wrenches then yes, they are fool proof. But they are bit hard to see for things like oil plugs -- when the wrench is upside down. I'd recommend at least the "click" type.
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From: Jacksonville, FL
It would have been difficult to do any damage to the oil drain plug. As long as the gasket wasnt damaged I dont think you have anything to worry about. I think you did good with your oil choice. IMO, its hard to go wrong with any brand name synthetic.
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I am relieved to know that it takes a lot to damage it, the plug, I will be more careful in the future though. As far as oil, I am only 33 y/o, I worked in a garage before I came in the Navy, I have torn engines apart, Mobil engines have been by far the cleanest. I have a 2004 Suburban that has had only Mobil1 5W-30 Full Syn for 65,000 miles, also had a 1997 Honda Civic that had 75,000 with Mobil for the most part, it may cost a little more, but I am a fan.
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