Plastic oil drain?
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Plastic oil drain?
I went to get my oil changed today at my local oil change place that I have always used. They said that they would not do the oil change on my truck, because instead of having a metal oil drain, it has a plastic one with an O ring that inserts and twists to lock in place. They said that they have had numerous problems with this design - of it vibrating loose and leaking oil out causing the engine to lock up. They told me to ask Ford to replace my oil pan with one that takes a metal plug. Have any of you heard of this issue?
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I guess I’ll take it somewhere else - no time to do it myself unfortunately. Just seems a little odd to me that they would do a plastic twist tight drain. Thanks for your response!
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From: Central Minnesota
Reminds me of a time I won a free change. The next time I did my own I discovered that the plug had been replaced by some POS that stayed tethered to the hole. It led to a mess. I suspect that the tech stripped the plug head.
