# 2000 Dodge Dakota oil pan nut torque specs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dakota, dodge\
**Created:** [March 31, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768 "2018-03-31T15:15:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![williamchambers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f8ce5/32.png) [@williamchambers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/williamchambers)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768/1 "2018-03-31T15:15:51Z")

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2000 dodge dakota 4.7l oil pan nut torque specs

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768/2 "2018-03-31T19:26:16Z")

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I just looked it up and I’m not seeing any nuts on the oil pan, only bolts

In any case, the oil pan bolts get torqued to 11 ft-lbs

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768/3 "2018-04-01T00:11:56Z")

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If you have a 1/2 drive torque wrench, the minimum it reads is 20 ft-lbs.

So it’ll require an 3/8 drive torque wrench set to 132 in-lbs.

If you don’t have a 3/8 drive in-lb torque wrench? Go by feel.

After all, there will be times where you can’t use a torque wrench.

So you better get used to feel.

Tester

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768/4 "2018-04-01T01:55:51Z")

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I wonder how many oils pan bolts are actually torqued but just sensibly tightened in a criss cross pattern after putting a new gasket on.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768/5 "2018-04-01T14:47:38Z")

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> [@db4690](#):
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> In any case, the oil pan bolts get torqued to 11 ft-lbs

I just looked it up, too and it’s 11 foot-pounds in my book, also.  
_ **CSA** _🌴🕶🌴

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-dakota-oil-pan-nut-torque-specs/114768/6 "2018-04-01T14:51:56Z")

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> [@Tester](#):
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> If you don’t have a 3/8 drive in-lb torque wrench? Go by feel.
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> After all, there will be times where you can’t use a torque wrench.
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> So you better get used to feel.

Possibly good, well-meant advice, but I’m thinking that’s probably not the best location for somebody to practice torqueing by feel.

Besides, some folks just prefer doing everything by the book.  
_ **CSA** _ 🌴🕶🌴