just finished my oil change. After reading a few posts where people stripped the drain plug i was terrified to torque it again to 16 ft/lbs. I know, i know, i always sweat the small stuff. Ended up torqueing the plug with my craftsman 3/8" in/lb torque wrench to 12 ft/lbs, or 144 in/lbs. 12 ft/lbs seems about perfect really, it's about 1/8-1/4 turn past snug. Gonna go with it for now and see if it leaks at all, but i doubt it will. I would rather have the plug be a tad loose and leak a bit than tighten too much and strip it. Last time i torqued it to 16 ft/lbs without a glitch, but this time took it nice and slow with it set on 12, and i'm afraid to go anymore. If it starts to leak, i will just torque another ft/lb and see if it stops