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<blockquote data-quote="Lightning4570" data-source="post: 1329692" data-attributes="member: 31028"><p>Watched a 30-minute Youtube video that was packed with about 3 minutes of useful info. I'll save you 27 minutes here:</p><p>Mine has a 9/18 build date so it has the aluminum pan and steel drain plug with integrated rubber gasket. Just aft of the right-side A-arm is a small access panel in the middle skid plate, held in place by (5) 10mm bolts, which allows access to the drain plug. Good thing I had a 2' x 3' shallow aluminum pan under my oil drain collecting pan, because in addition to the expected eager stream of oil coming out of the plug, some of the oil also drained through 2 adjacent holes in the skid plate. This created a mess, and I'm not exactly a rube where oil changes are concerned--my weekend car is a 911 Turbo which, as a dry sump engine, has both a drain plug in the bottom of the engine case halves plus a separate oil tank to drain and 2 additional drains in the turbos. </p><p></p><p>The Raptor is my 4th SVT / Ford Performance product, all of which have been great, but this engineering feature was disappointing to say the least. It will only happen one more time though, as I've ordered a Fumoto F107SX drain valve with extension hose. Many thanks to smarter guys than me posting on this forum. </p><p></p><p>Better news is that changing the filter is less messy. Access is through a panel in the forward skid plate just behind the driver's side tow hook, opened by (5) T-40 Torx bolts. Although it's a reach to get to the filter, the good news is that the inevitable spill that occurs initially loosening it will drain through a hole in the skid plate directly under it.</p><p></p><p>Jeff</p><p>'97 Taurus SHO (Yahama engine)</p><p>'03 Focus SVT</p><p>'04 Lightning</p><p>'18 Raptor</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightning4570, post: 1329692, member: 31028"] Watched a 30-minute Youtube video that was packed with about 3 minutes of useful info. I'll save you 27 minutes here: Mine has a 9/18 build date so it has the aluminum pan and steel drain plug with integrated rubber gasket. Just aft of the right-side A-arm is a small access panel in the middle skid plate, held in place by (5) 10mm bolts, which allows access to the drain plug. Good thing I had a 2' x 3' shallow aluminum pan under my oil drain collecting pan, because in addition to the expected eager stream of oil coming out of the plug, some of the oil also drained through 2 adjacent holes in the skid plate. This created a mess, and I'm not exactly a rube where oil changes are concerned--my weekend car is a 911 Turbo which, as a dry sump engine, has both a drain plug in the bottom of the engine case halves plus a separate oil tank to drain and 2 additional drains in the turbos. The Raptor is my 4th SVT / Ford Performance product, all of which have been great, but this engineering feature was disappointing to say the least. It will only happen one more time though, as I've ordered a Fumoto F107SX drain valve with extension hose. Many thanks to smarter guys than me posting on this forum. Better news is that changing the filter is less messy. Access is through a panel in the forward skid plate just behind the driver's side tow hook, opened by (5) T-40 Torx bolts. Although it's a reach to get to the filter, the good news is that the inevitable spill that occurs initially loosening it will drain through a hole in the skid plate directly under it. Jeff '97 Taurus SHO (Yahama engine) '03 Focus SVT '04 Lightning '18 Raptor [/QUOTE]
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