Oil drain plug and gasket ??
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Oil drain plug and gasket ??
The things you find on a used truck..
I decided since I had the time this weekend I'd do a oil change on my new too me truck..
what I found was this..
1) oil drain plug was over torqued and had to be loosened with a damn breaker bar
2) oil filter was over torqued had to remove it with a strap wrench (crushed the filter BTW)
3)no gasket on the drain plug
Of course once I drained the oil I obviously can't move the vehicle so I had to reinstall the drain plug w/o a gasket and as expected its seeping a little oil..
According to the window sticker Kost Tire did the last service..
That tells me all I need to know right there, how that hack shop has stayed in business as long as they have is beyond me..
[rant over]
I see NAPA lists a couple different drain plugs and gaskets for a 5.4L, what size plug did Ford use and rubber or copper for the gasket ??
I decided since I had the time this weekend I'd do a oil change on my new too me truck..
what I found was this..
1) oil drain plug was over torqued and had to be loosened with a damn breaker bar
2) oil filter was over torqued had to remove it with a strap wrench (crushed the filter BTW)
3)no gasket on the drain plug
Of course once I drained the oil I obviously can't move the vehicle so I had to reinstall the drain plug w/o a gasket and as expected its seeping a little oil..
According to the window sticker Kost Tire did the last service..
That tells me all I need to know right there, how that hack shop has stayed in business as long as they have is beyond me..
[rant over]
I see NAPA lists a couple different drain plugs and gaskets for a 5.4L, what size plug did Ford use and rubber or copper for the gasket ??
#3
Here's your plug with gasket. I recently bought a Fumoto valve and replaced the original plug so I don't have to ever remove the drain plug again.
List: Search for 'oil drain plug' | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Search Results | Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valves
List: Search for 'oil drain plug' | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Search Results | Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valves
#4
Here's your plug with gasket. I recently bought a Fumoto valve and replaced the original plug so I don't have to ever remove the drain plug again.
List: Search for 'oil drain plug' | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Search Results | Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valves
List: Search for 'oil drain plug' | O'Reilly Auto Parts
Search Results | Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valves
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