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My electronic version of the Helm manual, as well as my owners manual state 33 ft lbs for the oil drain plug.
Thanks for the Info RACER.
Do you have an actual ESM (electronic Service Manual) or a .PDF version of the service manual? I have an actual service manual that I bought (blue cover) as well as a .PDF version of the service manual (black cover + large breated asian woman). The only real bonified ESM's I have and have seen are for markets other than USDM. I don't think Honda/Helms has ESM's for North America. I tried to buy one for my GF's Civic through Honda and could not. Anyway if you have a USDM ESM, I'm interested as to where to get one also. Especially if it has corrections for typo's in it.
EDIT: Actually, I'm interested even it is a .PDF, because it has to be a different version than either of the ones I have.
29 lb-ft or 33 lb-ft; 3/4 turn or 7/8 turn - it won't matter. Just get it on snug.
Anyone whos worked with cars for a while will realize that there is a range of acceptable torque values that will work with any fastener. In the case of an oil filter, it's important not to under- or over-torque by too much. It's even more important to make sure that the seating surface is clean without another gasket stuck to it. The OEM filters nicely captures the sealing gasket and that minimizes this concern.
The PCX filter for the s2k is different than most filters, as it uses metal-to-metal contact to achieve it's final torque. The gasket only compresses a small amount before the fliter casing bottoms out on the engine so you can tighten it.
Bottom line, this filter requires more torque than any other filter. If this filter is tighened only enough to compress the gasket a little, and not bottom out, IT WILL COME OFF. This is a proven fact.
Make it tight Tighten all the way by hand, you'll feel it stop dead against the engine. Then just snug it from there with the filter wrench.
Saw a "hand tight" filter spin off at the track. Caught fire, destroyed the motor, not pretty.
By the end of the day, same thing happened to a second car.
Last week, one of my customers let some new shop change his oil. When the car got to me for clutch work, there was oil everywhere, ruined the SC belt and the main belt.
11-26-2006, 12:49 AM
Tighten all the way by hand, you'll feel it stop dead against the engine. Then just snug it from there with the filter wrench.
