Today, I did the first oil change on my wife's 2016 3.5 Ecoboost since we purchased it. The truck came from a used dealership online delivered to my house.

​​​​​When it arrived it had a fresh oil change sticker on it. I went today to drop the cover to get to the drain plug and had a heck of a time getting it down. Two of the bolts closest to the rear snapped off and one of the front retainers ripped out of the metal bracket that is attached to the crossmember.

With the crossmember support bracket damaged like it is, I'm hoping to find an OEM online to replace it.

Any ideas on a part number or even a part name for this? I've done several different Google searches to no avail.

 

I think it's referred to as the diaper and most people don't replace it once it's been damaged.

 

The felt diaper is called engine splash shield. It's falling off my truck but after I saw it cost nearly $100 I decided I'm going to put skid plates on instead. That's my next mod.

 

This will also protect your Catalytics.

 

Actually my splash shield is in surprising good shape. It's the piece that it bolts to that ripped apart when I removed the bolt. Not the two dinky "L" brackets towards the back, but the metal piece that is bolted to the crossmember between the front splash shield and the trans splash shield.

 

my question is how did the (dealer) change the oil?

 

can you get a picture of the item we are talking about?

 

I'm thinking it was the easiest oil change ever. Reset oil life and put a sticker on the window......


Here's the piece in question. Just looks like a piece of sheet metal.

 

I wouldn't worry about it. That piece of sheet metal isn't worth $100.

 

Can you pick the part out of this diagram?
https://www.oemford.parts/oem-parts/...22d?origin=pla