Drain Plug
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 79
Likes: 0
From: Orange Park, Florida
Drain Plug
Have a 2005 6.0L diesel. Was wanting to make a new drain plug out of stainless. The thread is an odd thread. Does anyone know what the thread on the plug is?
Ford # 6C3Z-9A214-A
Thanks,
Jeff
Ford # 6C3Z-9A214-A
Thanks,
Jeff
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 79
Likes: 0
From: Orange Park, Florida
Thanks for the info Mike. So I should make it out of Brass? Do you happen to know what the thread pitch is. I measured it and it tells me it is an odd thread. 14-1/2 x 2.5 mm. I looked up on the charts and it goes from 14mm to 16mm
Lead Driver
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 5,241
Likes: 3
From: Other side of the sunrise
I think he was specifically making reference to the O ring as well. If you choose to MAKE a brass fitting, you should also be prepared to make it where it can be equipped with a neoprene O ring. I don't think a brass fitting would be good sealing with friction only as it would require tightening. With the O ring, you could finger tighten it (better for brass).
The brass replacements don't really cost all that much, do they? I don't know as I haven't bought one, yet.
The brass replacements don't really cost all that much, do they? I don't know as I haven't bought one, yet.
Posting Guru
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,169
Likes: 3
From: SW Florida
I want to say I paid about $13 at Tousley, but the part # isn't working at the Tousley site. For $15-$16 why bother making one?
EDIT: I was typing when you responded...I can understand wanting to make your own....go for it!
HFCM OEM Water Separator Drain Upgrade Plug - Riffraff Diesel Performance
[6E7Z-9C082-A]Ford HFCM (Horizontal Fuel Conditioning Module) drain plug(2589259c91) - Diesel Filters,Additives,brake rotors, and brake pads for Chevy, Dodge and Ford Diesel Trucks
EDIT: I was typing when you responded...I can understand wanting to make your own....go for it!
HFCM OEM Water Separator Drain Upgrade Plug - Riffraff Diesel Performance
[6E7Z-9C082-A]Ford HFCM (Horizontal Fuel Conditioning Module) drain plug(2589259c91) - Diesel Filters,Additives,brake rotors, and brake pads for Chevy, Dodge and Ford Diesel Trucks
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,424
Likes: 12
From: BC Canada
Brass, so you dont wreck the plate, yes o ring so you only finger tighten. The o ring is the seal. Thanks Tim. I agree, make one yourself, if you can, but its only 15 bucks. Its the o ring thats key. I dont know the thread exactly, it is a weird one, so course. Double check what you make by meshing it up to the original and see how tight she matches up.....
Trending Topics
Fleet Owner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 27,307
Likes: 549
From: Spanaway
I think he was specifically making reference to the O ring as well. If you choose to MAKE a brass fitting, you should also be prepared to make it where it can be equipped with a neoprene O ring. I don't think a brass fitting would be good sealing with friction only as it would require tightening. With the O ring, you could finger tighten it (better for brass).
The brass replacements don't really cost all that much, do they? I don't know as I haven't bought one, yet.
The brass replacements don't really cost all that much, do they? I don't know as I haven't bought one, yet.
Buna-n would be my first choice. It is available and not that much money.
It will also stand up to diesel fuel.
Sean
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!
Michael S. Palmer
The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)
Joe Kucinski
Fleet Owner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 27,307
Likes: 549
From: Spanaway
Here is a chart.
Rubber Compounds of O-Rings - Viton, Neoprene, EPDM, Nitrile
It could be used but not on the should be used list.
Buna-n or Viton® are the better pick for many reasons.
Sean
Rubber Compounds of O-Rings - Viton, Neoprene, EPDM, Nitrile
It could be used but not on the should be used list.
Buna-n or Viton® are the better pick for many reasons.
Sean
5th Wheeling
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
HFCM Water Separator Drain Plug
Wanted to put my .02 in on this thread. I just replaced the drain plug on my 07 6.0L and noticed the base of the stock plug had been eaten away including part of the threads. My intuition tells me that it is also meant to be a "sacrificial anode" to let the water react with the sulphur prior to getting into the engine. If that is the case I am concerned about the "upgrade plugs" from Riffraff as they look like brass and I wonder if they would work the same. You guys are more up on this stuff than I so I was wondering if anyone else thought of this or noticed a similar condition of the plug. 
bunyanbro
bunyanbro
Fleet Owner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 27,307
Likes: 549
From: Spanaway
Wanted to put my .02 in on this thread. I just replaced the drain plug on my 07 6.0L and noticed the base of the stock plug had been eaten away including part of the threads. My intuition tells me that it is also meant to be a "sacrificial anode" to let the water react with the sulphur prior to getting into the engine. If that is the case I am concerned about the "upgrade plugs" from Riffraff as they look like brass and I wonder if they would work the same. You guys are more up on this stuff than I so I was wondering if anyone else thought of this or noticed a similar condition of the plug.
bunyanbro
bunyanbro
meant to be a sacrificial anode. It would not be a steel plug and there would be
a replacement interval in the service manuals. There is not. It's just a steel plug.
Sean
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 79
Likes: 0
From: Orange Park, Florida
So they use brass as a sacrificial anode? Interesting...