Ugghh... I think I did the oil strainer nut thing?! Options

[TRP]

Ugh.... I think I did what I wasnt supposed to do! I had to drain 1 qt of oil out of my engine because I over filled it. I drained some oil and went to tighten things up. With my torque wrench set to 8 ft lbs I started to torque things back down (up?) and about two turns in the was a loud ping... and the nut was loose again. I wasnt anywhere near 8ft/lbs.

I have a 1.8 with the 914 Werks tuna can. Am I destined to have this motor torn down for a repair? I snugged it up and took the car out for a test drive, fully expecting to dump 3.75q of Brad Penn on the toad. 15 minutes later... no drips... no gushers.

What should I do here?

Ted

[fiacra]

Ugh.... I think I did what I wasnt supposed to do! I had to drain 1 qt of oil out of my engine because I over filled it. I drained some oil and went to tighten things up. With my torque wrench set to 8 ft lbs I started to torque things back down (up?) and about two turns in the was a loud ping... and the nut was loose again. I wasnt anywhere near 8ft/lbs.

I have a 1.8 with the 914 Werks tuna can. Am I destined to have this motor torn down for a repair? I snugged it up and took the car out for a test drive, fully expecting to dump 3.75q of Brad Penn on the toad. 15 minutes later... no drips... no gushers.

What should I do here?

Ted

Ted,

You're talking about the drain plug, right? Not the oil strainer cover? That's the bolt you have to be really careful with. Not sure what happened with your oil drain plug, but I'd just drain the engine and see if you stripped it. If it's new oil, and you drain it into a clean pan you could reuse it (not what I would do, but up to you). If it were me I'd want to be sure that oil drain plug is going to hold and not give out later because it doesn't have good purchase. The cost of oil and a new plug is a lot less than a new engine.