I think it was a 2004.
I have tried 3 different Ford Dealers in trying to get a clean oil change for my GT350 - not ONE has been able to do it without spilling a @$#% load of oil into my belly pan that eventually then drips on to my garage floor. Infuriating! This is after I tell them this has happened to me in the past.I want to relay my recent experience with an oil change. It was the Mach's first oil change. Took it to the dealer and they said 1 to 1.5 hours. I waited. Car ready. On the way home I smell burning oil in the car. Ok, that's kind of an issue. I think it just may be some spilled oil during the service. Get home and park the car in the garage. Few days later, I take it for a drive and the smell is there again. I pull over and open the hood stick my nose in there and no real oil smell. Can't see any oil either. I smell the front wheel wells, no smell. I smell under the car, no oil smell. I run it home. Pulling in to the garage I notice oil small patches on the concrete. I get under the car from the side and can see a few oil drips coming from the back end of the belly pan by the oil plug. But the plug and pan are clean. I grab a flash light and move to the front of the engine and shine down to the filter area - oil has pooled in the belly pan. Ok, maybe the filter is loose.
At this point I got to get it back to the dealer to see what the hell is going on. I'm not happy to drive the car not knowing what the issue is, but I take it back.
Well, I tell them its leaking oil and tell them its pooling on the belly pan. And I said what ever is the issue you need to take the belly pan off and clean it all up.
So, in the end, the plug and filter were tight. They just spilled a ton of oil when they changed the oil - likely at the filter.
They admitted the horrible job and all is well now.
I (now) know the oil filter is in a rough spot on the front of the engine and accessible only through a small access hatch. Removing the filter can get dodgy and oil will run down on the engine. But, come on Ford dealership. Btw, I'm not going to mention them, we settled up and they made it ok.
I'll probably start changing the oil myself. But owners beware if you take it to a dealer or quick change oil place or mechanic, make sure you feel with them doing the work.
Yep, that's all for today...
Poke a hole in the filter to let it drain.@pilotgore, is there something this Mach 1 owner can do to prevent spillage when changing the oil filter?
I've always thought about that as a business venture, but do not have the cash flow for that. It's a great idea for "car people" to do their own work and not worry about dealerships and what not.
Yep. They don't have the space, the tools, or the desire. Kind of like me when it comes to painting, although I have the space and tools, I hate doing it.
Loosen it first, just in case.
I'd love to do this too, but I fear for the liability.
Those green funnels are a waste of money. I spent $8 on a roll of aluminum foil that’ll allow me to do 60 oil changes without ever having to waste a piece of paper towel or drop of simple green.
