Question up front: How do you know when the drain plug is tight enough (and not too tight)?
Did the first oil change for myself in a VERY long time yesterday on my wife's 07 Acura MDX (did a thread for advice). One thing that got me and need help on: Was going to torque the drain plug to spec but my torque wrench was too big to fit in the space available.
The person at the autocraft center that was helping me said to finger tighten as much as I could (which I did). Still a bit nervous that I got it on well enough. To heighten my anxiety, there was a small spot of oil on the ground today. Could have been from where it hit the frame while draining but still makes me nervous.
For reference, manual says to torque it to 29 ft-lbs.
Did the first oil change for myself in a VERY long time yesterday on my wife's 07 Acura MDX (did a thread for advice). One thing that got me and need help on: Was going to torque the drain plug to spec but my torque wrench was too big to fit in the space available.
The person at the autocraft center that was helping me said to finger tighten as much as I could (which I did). Still a bit nervous that I got it on well enough. To heighten my anxiety, there was a small spot of oil on the ground today. Could have been from where it hit the frame while draining but still makes me nervous.
For reference, manual says to torque it to 29 ft-lbs.