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The Ford plastic drain plug works fine if you use it properly

The 3 most common mistakes users make when removing and installing a Ford plastic drain plug The Ford plastic drain plug is used on their 2.7, 3.0, and 3.5 liter engines. They switched to a plastic plug to fix issues with a leaking metal drain plug due to different expansion/contraction rates between the aluminum oil pan and the steel drain plug. The new plugs have tabs that lock into a circular ring on the drain pan. To remove the plug, just rotate it counter-clockwise. It’s simple. By users have made … Read More