They are updating the oil drain plug at parts department

[ButchsExplorerST]

I picked up a extra drain plug and it has a drain mode and double o-rings now.

 

[Cdubya]

Part # please

 

[ButchsExplorerST]

 

[cheetoduster]

Guess the costs of new drain plugs every oil change started adding up.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

Can someone give me the CliffsNotes on this? I do not know much about this part, but I've seen a lot of complaints. I let a local tire and brake shop do my oil changes (very reputable shop), so I'm not up to speed on these composite drain pans and plugs.

 

[cheetoduster]

Can someone give me the CliffsNotes on this? I do not know much about this part, but I've seen a lot of complaints. I let a local tire and brake shop do my oil changes (very reputable shop), so I'm not up to speed on these composite drain pans and plugs.

There's not much to explain. They're both plastic drain plugs. One's one time use/disposable, one's not.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

OK. I haven't seen that on an oil change charge, so it makes me wonder are shops not putting a new one in every time.

 

[UNBROKEN]

OK. I haven't seen that on an oil change charge, so it makes me wonder are shops not putting a new one in every time.

My original plug lasted over 100K miles of oil changes.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

I've been reading up on them for the last hour. Seems like it holds up well. I do remember in, probably eight oil changes, the local shop did charge me for one on my Edge ST. So they must have seen something to replace it that particular time.

 

[Caster]

There's not much to explain. They're both plastic drain plugs. One's one time use/disposable, one's not.

What are you talking about being a 1-time use? The stock drain plugs are not a 1-time use. If you've been replacing yours everytime than you are a sucker.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

There's not much to explain. They're both plastic drain plugs. One's one time use/disposable, one's not.

One time use? I don’t think so, the O-ring is maybe the only thing that is one time use, but it’s mostly a precaution to say it’s one time use.

 

[cheetoduster]

What are you talking about being a 1-time use? The stock drain plugs are not a 1-time use. If you've been replacing yours everytime than you are a sucker.

One time use? I don’t think so, the O-ring is maybe the only thing that is one time use, but it’s mostly a precaution to say it’s one time use.

I could have sworn I read it here, seeing as this is the only Ford, Ford Explorer, or Ford Explorer ST site I'm a member of. I suppose I was mistaken. There's a lot of "yes it is, no it isn't" out there on the web.

 

[UGADawg96]

Based on the paper, it looks like they made it so you can loosen it partially for a controlled drain versus the current design that requires holding it slightly over the hole for a few minutes before getting dumped.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

I guess I'll leave it to the shop to decide. Not sure what made them change it at the 48k mile mark on my Edge, but I wasn't leaking oil in the driveway. They see enough of them day in and out, and they are very particular about fords and won't service certain things anyway; therefore, they have always left me with confidence that they know what they are doing.

 

[Gadgtfreek]

I could have sworn I read it here, seeing as this is the only Ford, Ford Explorer, or Ford Explorer ST site I'm a member of. I suppose I was mistaken. There's a lot of "yes it is, no it isn't" out there on the web.

I ran into a lot of maybe an echo chamber where it's "change every time", but as I read more, I don't see where that is the case. Seems to happen a lot on auto stuff, and politics.