So I have a leak and it looks like the pan. I thought I would go under and tighten up the oil pan bolts. I downloaded a sheet at one time on here that has a ton of torque specs but not one for the pan. Not sure if there is one....does anyone know?
Oil Pan torque specs
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Be careful with these. Depending on the age and condition of your taps and bolts, you can easily overtighten...specs or not.
Yeah they're basically finger tight - be very careful tightening them up. Most likely your gasket is gone (mine is), and it's best to go with the 1-piece OEM Toyota even though it's pricey. I've put on a Mahle 3-piece one from RockAuto and it leaked within a week.
I concur. I got the OEM Toyota swapped in a couple of hundred miles ago with no problem. Check it, though, for a while, and each time check each bolt tightness. Tighten gently as the cork seasons over the first hundred miles or so.
Dekeman
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Bolts were probably overtightened by someone at some point too. Be sure to flaten the area around each hole in the pan. Couple of good threads here about changing the pan gasket, with good tips about where to use FIPG and string to hold gasket in place, etc. Getting the old, fossilized gasket off is a PITA, but the info in those threads will lead to a happy result and no leaks.
