Technical oil sump screws torque

[atopetu17]

hi, i need to change the oil sump gasket and can´t find what the torque for those screws should be, any ideas?????, btw, i own a 1990, 1300 cc fiorino pick up

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

Use a new gasket, and don't put to much torque on the bolts, otherwise you will ruin the gasket...!
To be honest,I don't know if there's an official torque setting for those bolts, I replaced the gasket a few times, but didn't use a torque wrench.

 

[atopetu17]

thanks, i will give it a try

 

[atopetu17]

as a reference, i used 6NM, the gasket came out just a little on the edge, should be tight enough

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

OK, thanks.
But you really need a very good calibrated torque wrench to achieve such rather low settings, I think.
Did you use an original cork-like gasket?
You will have noticed it is specially prepared by the factory with some special sort of liquid like gasket to make it work/seal even better with low torque settings.

 

[atopetu17]

the one i found here was rubber-like, i used a little silicone to help the sealing process

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

Should be OK.
After some time, re-torque the bolts ( but not to much, remember...!!)

 

[atopetu17]

i will thanks!!!!!!!