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      03-15-2015, 07:48 PM   #1
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Spilled oil in engine bay while filling oil...

I cleaned up as much as I could from the top but there's a bunch that spilled in areas inaccessible from up there. So I think tomorrow I might pull the reinforcement plate and see what I can clean from below. What are the torque specs for the eight reinforcement plate bolts? Are they single use bolts or can I reuse them? I searched and it just says something like "tighten to specified torque 57 71 3AZ" but I don't know what that means.

I debated just not cleaning it up but I'm worried that it would catch on fire or smoke really badly, leave oil spots underneath my car, or cause me to fail tech inspection. And I really don't want to be leaving oil drops behind me on the track!
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