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Doc,
What you are failing to understand is that snug means different things to different people. You are not taking into consideration the experience level of the reader. You are assuming that everyone that reads this thread has the same abilities that you do.

You give a 1/4" ratchet and socket to 10 different people and tell them to snug the bolt down, I can guarantee that you will get 10 different torques values.

That is why I always list the torque values.

And I will guarantee you that you will get different torque values in depending on the manual you are looking at. The main thing is to make sure not to over tighten, not tightening to the point of squishing the gasket or distorting the pan rail. I also recommend starting in the side center of the pan and working toward the ends in criss cross fashion and tighten in a couple of passes rather than just one. By the way my book shows 15 ft lbs. which is 180 inch lbs. See what I mean we already have a different torque spec.