Agree with @Trapper50cal. Unless it leaking onto something it can damage (alternator, sensors, etc.), don't sweat it too much; just keep an eye on the dipstick. The size/amount of oil stain at your parking spot is also a good barometer! 
Is my Motor Cracked? Is this RTV on the Engine cover?
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4-6 ft.-lbs. IIRC (50-70 in-lbs)
Unless you have skid plates that make it tough for it to mark its territory...Agree with @Trapper50cal. Unless it leaking onto something it can damage (alternator, sensors, etc.), don't sweat it too much; just keep an eye on the dipstick. The size/amount of oil stain at your parking spot is also a good barometer!
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Well- looks like my fibreglass belly pan is catching all of it- it's not nothing.Agree with @Trapper50cal. Unless it leaking onto something it can damage (alternator, sensors, etc.), don't sweat it too much; just keep an eye on the dipstick. The size/amount of oil stain at your parking spot is also a good barometer!
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ah, ok cool. I'll try not to snap any bolts.
Ok well I don't own a torque wrench that small , so I just snuggled all 8 bolts up in a star pattern. Bolts were somewhat loose, not finger loose but got at least full turn and a half.
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It's not just the bolts you're worried about with torque values that low, it's the aluminum threads on the receiving end. Oh well, what's done is done now but worth buying the torque wrench when you do decide to fix later.
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