Mercury 90 hp ELPT4 oil plug torque

  • eyekatcher
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 968
    April 23, 2020 at 1:03 pm #1937192

    What is the torque for a 90 hp 4 stroke elpt4
    oil drain plug?

    onestout
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2698
    April 23, 2020 at 1:29 pm #1937197

    I use the german torque specs. for this…. gootentite.

    Reef W
    Posts: 2830
    April 23, 2020 at 1:49 pm #1937203

    The manual for my 60HP doesn’t list a torque for oil drain plug even though it does for several other things. Mine doesn’t feel like it has much wiggle room, it goes from turning to tight very quick. I don’t force it and it never leaks.

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    April 23, 2020 at 2:22 pm #1937215

    Be careful. I was in a hurry once on my 90 h.p. merc and cracked the housing. $1000 later it was all better. It’s made of cast aluminu. I’d replace the washer every now and then also. It will break down

    Hot Runr Guy
    West Chicago, IL
    Posts: 1933
    April 23, 2020 at 2:27 pm #1937217
    bigpike wrote:

    Be careful. I was in a hurry once on my 90 h.p. merc and cracked the housing. $1000 later it was all better. It’s made of cast aluminum

    That’s why I asked what year. This example is from the 2015 owners manual, it has a drain VALVE, not a plug that gets completely removed.

    HRG

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    1. 2015-90hp-oil-valve.pdf
    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    April 23, 2020 at 2:35 pm #1937220
    Hot Runr Guy wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>bigpike wrote:</div>
    Be careful. I was in a hurry once on my 90 h.p. merc and cracked the housing. $1000 later it was all better. It’s made of cast aluminum

    That’s why I asked what year. This example is from the 2015 owners manual, it has a drain VALVE, not a plug that gets completely removed.

    HRG

    Sorry. Mine is 2002. Threaded plug here….

    eyekatcher
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 968
    April 23, 2020 at 3:46 pm #1937235

    The guy on the Mercury help line found it with some trouble.
    Said it was buried somewhere on the database.
    It is a measly 17 Ft LBs
    I wrote it in my manual where it should have been in the first place.
    It is a 2011

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3946
    April 23, 2020 at 7:47 pm #1937276

    Tighten down till your elbow snaps—then back it off half a turn. whistling doah

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