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Engine Oil Drain Plug Torque Setting

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Engine Oil Drain Plug Torque Setting

Post by oiler » Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:23 pm

Hi all, I am looking for the oil pan drain plug torque setting for my 2006 Z4 3.0 si. Thank you in advance.

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Engine Oil Drain Plug Torque Setting

Post by srhutch » Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:47 pm

Google N52 sump plug torque and you should find the answer easily enough, used on many BMW’s.

Probably 25nm though.
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Engine Oil Drain Plug Torque Setting

Post by Scooba_Steve » Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:41 pm

You can usually feel when the crush washer has crushed.
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