Which one is the drain plug?
#11
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
Try it....
#12
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
O really, I am not a very strong person but I will have try, thanks for your idea!
#14
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
If you get the motocraft filter... it should come with BOTH o-rings you need for both the oil filter drain plug and for the housing.
They didn't at first, and you had to get them separately, but after a while they started including them... My dad was a parts manager at a ford dealership and used to order them separately and "stuff" the box with the o-rings (they are required to do it right)... then later he didnt' have to.
They didn't at first, and you had to get them separately, but after a while they started including them... My dad was a parts manager at a ford dealership and used to order them separately and "stuff" the box with the o-rings (they are required to do it right)... then later he didnt' have to.
#16
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
Hopefully you don't need to change that one often. Its only the other two that they recommend changing every time from what I've been told.
#17
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
I am confusing. The O-ring of the silver hexgon female plug at centre of filter cap is easy to find. Using a 6mm hexgon male wrench.
I did not find O-ring for the oil pan drain plug, but found something robber like under the cap of that stud. Maybe it is the gasket. That wrench should be a 13mm hexgon female socket.
I went to store again yesterday afternoon and replaced the #2, 15 sides polygon oil filter wrench with the #9, 14 sides polygon oil filter wrench. The #9 wrench is a little bit smaller than #2, too. I tried without lifting my FEH, it seems a little bit too tight.
Hopefully next time I should be able to unscrew the filter.
I did not find O-ring for the oil pan drain plug, but found something robber like under the cap of that stud. Maybe it is the gasket. That wrench should be a 13mm hexgon female socket.
I went to store again yesterday afternoon and replaced the #2, 15 sides polygon oil filter wrench with the #9, 14 sides polygon oil filter wrench. The #9 wrench is a little bit smaller than #2, too. I tried without lifting my FEH, it seems a little bit too tight.
Hopefully next time I should be able to unscrew the filter.
Last edited by Sphinx88; 07-08-2008 at 08:29 AM.
#18
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
I use a pair of channel lock pliers to take my canister lid on and off.
I put it on by hand, and tighten another 1/10 of a turn with the pliers.
The 14-sided cap seems to be an odd size to me too.
I could not find one locally ( town of 100,000 persons ) that fit right for mine.
Pliers type tool makes a perfect fit every time.
I put it on by hand, and tighten another 1/10 of a turn with the pliers.
The 14-sided cap seems to be an odd size to me too.
I could not find one locally ( town of 100,000 persons ) that fit right for mine.
Pliers type tool makes a perfect fit every time.
#19
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
I use a pair of channel lock pliers to take my canister lid on and off.
I put it on by hand, and tighten another 1/10 of a turn with the pliers.
The 14-sided cap seems to be an odd size to me too.
I could not find one locally ( town of 100,000 persons ) that fit right for mine.
Pliers type tool makes a perfect fit every time.
I put it on by hand, and tighten another 1/10 of a turn with the pliers.
The 14-sided cap seems to be an odd size to me too.
I could not find one locally ( town of 100,000 persons ) that fit right for mine.
Pliers type tool makes a perfect fit every time.
So Last time I only changed the oil without changing the filter. Since now the oil is new, If I try to change the filter now without unplug the oil pan plug, but only remove the filter, how much oil I could lost?
My colleague told me I will just lost a little because the position of filter is much higher than the position of oil pan drain plug...
#20
Re: Which one is the drain plug?
I'd recommend draining the filter using its plug after draining the pan (less oil on the hand.) The filter wrench I purchased at AutoZone is perfect. (OEM Oil Filter "B" Cap Wrench, (25401) for $3.99.)
I'd argue that this vehicle has to be one of the easiest for non-mechanics, no jacks, couldn't be easier to get to.
I'd argue that this vehicle has to be one of the easiest for non-mechanics, no jacks, couldn't be easier to get to.
Last edited by leoashton; 07-11-2008 at 12:02 AM.