Oil Change Torque Specs

for 2000 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Supercharged V6 · FWD

Units

3 fasteners

Seq

Component

Torque

Angle

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Oil Drain Plug

Critical

Use new crush washer

26 lb-ft · 35 Nm

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Oil Filter Housing Cap

For cartridge-type filters

18 lb-ft · 25 Nm

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Oil Filter (Spin-On)

Hand tight plus 3/4 turn

15 lb-ft · 20 Nm

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