Just listened to it. That was the sound of me dropping the plug.
Fortunately, a new oil pan and gasket are not TOO terribly expensive.
I definitely thought of a cold one right when I heard it haha.
Pictures please......
In the video you can see the tabs on the oil pan at the 3 and 9 o'clock position. I pushed the plug all the way in with the plug ear on the bottom side of the tab at 3 o'clock. In this position the plug should have one gone part way in then you rotate the plug clockwise 180 degrees to lock it in. Attached is a pic of what it should look like locked in
So when you put it in does it not turn or does it pull right back out? mine has had a drip of oil occasionally from around the drain plug i noticed when i peeked under the skid plate once. Now you have me paranoid before i bring it in before its first oil change. If its doing the same thing i'd hope its covered under warranty. I've seen what the drain plugs look like before, they don't appear to have a locking position so do they lock in or do they just hold in tightly and can be pulled out? i've got a bunch of free oil changes but i'd like to know what i'm watching for.In the video you can see the tabs on the oil pan at the 3 and 9 o'clock position. I pushed the plug all the way in with the plug ear on the bottom side of the tab at 3 o'clock. In this position the plug should have one gone part way in then you rotate the plug clockwise 180 degrees to lock it in. Attached is a pic of what it should look like locked in
Someone mentioned the Ronin plug and I found an install video for it that shows the internal pan pins and how the plug locks into place. The stock plug works the same way. Once I get it back I will be installing one of these at the next change.
Edit to add vid I forgot to post.
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You can press it all the way in at any position and turn it all you want with it being fully bottomed out. You can pull it out in any position, there are no pins in the inside hole of the pan to lock the plug in.
oh ok. I'll have to ask them when i have them do my change next week. I'd hate to have something happen and it drop out. I wonder if there is a rubber clamp you could wrap around those tabs and the pan to hold it just in case. This shit has me nervous now that i know mine has had a small drip around the plug.
from what i've seen of those plugs where they "thread" in they don't look to really lock. They don't have a notch to lock them in but appear more to have those to guide the plug into the correct position but i don't see anything that would really prevent them from pulling out without having to twist them, if you tried. i could be wrong maybe a tech can explain. Or do the outer tabs do the locking in place in conjunction with the inner tabs. I'm just trying to determine what actually holds them in and see if anything looks out of the ordinary with mine. Why plastic pans with plastic twist lock plugs... such a dumb and brittle design
The plastic drain plugs are very easy to install by hand. The video below is of an F-150 2.7L engine, but it uses the same type of drain plug. Just watch the first 20 seconds or so…
Did you try righty tighty lefty loosey? The spot you put the plug in is when its loose then it turns clockwise from there and snaps tight on the other side of those ribs.
