1970 318 oil pump torque specs?

David Eldridge · Apr 4, 2017

Just curious if anyone out there has a 1970 Dart service manual and can tell me the torque specs for the oil pump and oil pan

tonysrt · Apr 4, 2017

Have to know what engine. LA motors, oil pan bolt is 15 ft.lbs and oil pump attaching bolt is 35 ft. lbs. B engines are the same.

m880 · Apr 4, 2017

Snug and a1/3 turn works

72Dart6pack · Apr 4, 2017

35 ft.lbs

toolmanmike · Apr 4, 2017

Tighten it till it breaks and back it off a full turn. LOL

72Dart6pack · Apr 4, 2017

Not recommended.

krazykuda · Apr 5, 2017

Torque the oil pump bolts to 35 ft * lb, snug the oil pan bolts until you can see the gasket start to crush and grow a little in the width....

73Swinger18 · Apr 5, 2017

David Eldridge · Apr 5, 2017

Cool thanks everyone. And yes it is a small block LA 318

Rapid Robert · Apr 5, 2017

David Eldridge said:
Cool thanks everyone. And yes it is a small block LA 318

make sure pump drive is seated in the cap/lightly snug the two pump bolts/insert the intergear/torque to 35