2.3L ('83-'97) oil passage hex plugs torque spec ?

[stamina]

there are, so far, 6 oil passage threaded hex plugs in the block and head, the 2 in the head are a bit smaller, 1 in the front and 1 in the back, and the block has 2 at the back left, next to the crank and 2 on the front in between the oil pump and crank sprocket, my question is since i am replacing them and have new ones, what do i torque them to? i can’t seem to find any information on this topic. if all else fails i’ll just do wrist tight like a transfer case/diff plug but i would like to do it by the book if anyone knows.

 

[19Walt93]

I've never seen a torque spec for them but you want them tight with a little hydraulic sealer on the threads.

 

[scotts90ranger]

They're pipe thread, there's likely a torque spec out there but I don't normally pay attention and just wing it, which might explain my oil leak in the back of my '90... I know for a fact that if you don't put enough thread sealant in the cam bolt you will get an oil leak there...

 

[snoranger]

They’re pipe thread as already stated. Pipe thread usually isn’t tightened to a torque spec, it’s tightened to “turns past finger tight”.

Anything smaller than 1” NPT is supposed to be tightened to 1.5 - 3 turns past finger tight.