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If 30 ft-lbs is too tight...what would you recommend? I checked the drain plug this morning after driving about 60 miles yesterday and sure enough it was loose again (I ordered new aluminum crush washers and have not received them yet). I torqued it to 25 ft-lbs and thought it felt really tight.

Thanks for all the interest and replies. The 18 ft-lb spec for the drain plug came from a posting on Toyota Nation from 2009 (been a member on that forum for more than 10 years) that had an illustration showing the torque in both newton-meters and ft-lbs. for the 4-cylinder engine. The...

FWIW I have two different torque wrenches I've used to make sure there is not a problem with the amount of torque applied.

I have two (2) Camry's...both with the 4-cylinder engine. I change oil in both of them ~ 2x per year. I use the Toyota oil drain plug gasket pictured below and torque both drain plugs to 18 ft-lbs per Toyota spec. Over the past 2 years, I've noticed that both drain plugs are finger tight at...

2024 Mazda CX50 2.5 NA 17,000 miles on vehicle at time of change 5,000 OCI out: Mobil 1 0W20 ESP and Microgard Select MSL 57002 in: Mobil 1 0W20 ESP and Mazda filter 1 WPE 14 302

The only thing I use on a hot dog......a Western New York tradition.

Just got gas at Costco in Augusta, GA...paid $2.52 gallon.

This

This analysis is of the second complete oil change and filter.

First oil analysis of my daughter's CX-50. 4,600 miles on oil, 12,000 miles on vehicle. This is MOBIL 1 ESP 0W20. I've run this oil since the first oil change at around 1,400 miles. Filter is MICROGARD SELECT MSL57002. Vehicle is mainly driven city miles of 30 - 40 miles per day. Every...

I use Euro Passenger Car Engine Oil, 5W30 in my 21 Mustang GT.

Thanks...it is what I thought.

I love it also...most everything I cook starts with garlic and olive oil....picked it up from my mom....she is Italian / Sicilian descent. Thanks for the advice. I did try eating greek yogurt (Fage) afterwards but didn't have much effect.

Are there any DAILY raw garlic eaters here? I've been doing one raw clove of garlic daily in the morning on an empty stomach....this is all for perceived medical benefits. No matter what I eat afterward or how much tooth brushing / mouthwashing afterwards my breath still has a pungent order...

My daughter has a 2024 Mazda CX-50 with a naturally aspirated SKYACTIV®-G 2.5-liter 4-cylinder with cylinder deactivation and is a GDI engine. The vehicle is driven fairly hard with a 70/30 mix of city / highway driving. I was considering using Mobil 1 0W20 ESP X2 oil in it along with the...