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oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« on: 04 May 2013, 11:55:26 »
As above,  :)
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #1 on: 04 May 2013, 12:04:59 »
8Nm according to HJB  :y
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #2 on: 04 May 2013, 12:18:00 »
Thanks, :y.  But HJB? Haynes?

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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #3 on: 04 May 2013, 12:48:48 »
Would have thought been 8nm plus drop of thread lock etc.
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #4 on: 04 May 2013, 13:01:46 »
Why would you need threadlock?   ???  The bolts only hold it up and there is no need for a seal (as far as I know, but I have been known to be wrong many times)
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #5 on: 04 May 2013, 13:03:15 »
Quote from: SMD on 04 May 2013, 12:18:00
Thanks, :y.  But HJB? Haynes?
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #6 on: 04 May 2013, 13:12:24 »
Use to thread lock and wire lock race engines ??? Belt n braces....
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #8 on: 04 May 2013, 23:06:55 »
So with that in mind, is it wise to tighten it to only 8nm?
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #9 on: 05 May 2013, 23:18:57 »
8Nm is fine.
When I took mine off to fit it to another engine I was surprised at how tight the bolts weren't.
Refitting them at 8Nm felt right.
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #10 on: 05 May 2013, 23:32:36 »
How did you undo the bolt thats being obstructed by the oil pickup pipe? I tried to remove the strainer today but failed because of this bolt. Couldn't get a socket on the damn nut!
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #11 on: 06 May 2013, 13:41:56 »
Once the sump was off I had no problems with accessing any of the bolts.
I did try to remove the pickup having just removed the lower sump but that didnt work so the upper sump also came off, then it was easy.
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #12 on: 06 May 2013, 15:50:31 »
Are you saying the upper sump needs to come out to remove the oil pickup? Because I couldn't even get a socket on the last strainer bolt because of the pickup pipe.
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #13 on: 06 May 2013, 16:54:55 »
Yes the upper sump needs to come off.
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Re: oil strainer bolts, how tight should they be?
« Reply #14 on: 06 May 2013, 17:57:24 »
Thanks, that what I thought. Is it a lot of work?
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