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Old 05-20-2017, 05:21 PM   #1
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Whatever plug you switch to, remember that you need a new crush washer every time you remove it and torque it to spec. The OEM plug is steel. The magnetic are aluminum. The torque specs are significantly different.


What are the torque spec for L&N magnetic plug?


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Old 05-20-2017, 05:40 PM   #2
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What are the torque spec for L&N magnetic plug?


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Barely over finger tight... it's 19 ft/lb.

And that hooey about a new crush washer every time?
If I remember to get one.
Forgot last fall and flipped and reused the old one.
Not a single drop leaking.
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