Oil Drain Plug - Corrected Torque Specification

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Subject: Oil Drain Plug Torque
Model

911 Carrera
Group

1
Part Identifier

17....
Number

8618
October 17, 1986
Some 911 Carrera Owners Manuals do not have the correct torque instructions for the oil drain plugs.

"Changing engine oil" paragraph 3 should read:
Clean and reinstall oil drain plugs. Tighten the engine crankcase plug to 51 ft. lbs. (70 N-m) and the oil tank plug to 30 ft.lbs. (42 N-m).