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I screwed that up. Simply an FYI. I apologize if this topic has been covered. The oil drain plug pictured is what Ford has decided to use in your oil pan.
According to my tech it breaks easily and many techs brake it while removing it since they aren't familiar with it. It's plastic and not exactly what I want securing 10 quarts of oil.
A company called UPR Products makes one out of aluminum - its solid and unfortunately around $50.00. Your choice.
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I wasn't familiar with those plugs on my Mustang and Edge ST. I never broke them. Just be careful.
 

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I forgot they flipped to this.... because you know it costs so much more to source Chinese metal vs India plastic Lol. all kidding aside, they’re not the brittle but you can’t treat em as metal. If you know, it’s fine.
 

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Break it? Hell I needed to take a vice grip to mine for the first change and there's no stress marks on the plastic. Every other change thereafter I just used my hand and it's honestly been super convenient. It's design lets me pull away fast enough to avoid the hot stream of oil. Although my forearm did kiss a hot catalytic converter but that's more of my own stupidity than anything. If a dealership is busting these things off that frequently then, sorry to say, I'd have to begin questioning the techniques at play as opposed to the plug material. That or the dealership trying to sell something. I really just don't see this thing breaking without some user error being the catalyst.

Also, the oil pan itself is also composite. If it can withstand the oil temps seen at the track then I think it'll be just fine for daily use.
 

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The first time I came across one of these was in my 2015 F-150 2.7 EB.. changed the oil every 5k and traded it in with 30k.. never had any problems. Purchased my 2019 Mustang and was reading about how many problems people were having. I went to my local dealer and purchased one just in case I had and issue. I did the first oil change and once again no issues... maybe I’m lucky but never had any issues or leaks.. The $7.00 new spare is in the tool box for the day the original one breaks. The Ronin looks like a great product but for now the $73 dollars going towards something else looks better
 

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If getting blitzed is your thing, then have fun. I would rather spend my $80 on the gift that keeps on giving... every time I change my oil mess free.

To each their own.
 

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If getting blitzed is your thing, then have fun. I would rather spend my $80 on the gift that keeps on giving... every time I change my oil mess free.

To each their own.
Which would imply I'm having a mess every oil change. Preparation is the key to a smooth oil change; not an over engineered $80 plug that costs a few bucks to manufacture. If a night out isn't your thing then, fine, but that doesn't change that there's much better ways to frivolously drop $80 bucks.
 

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Normal Ford stuff.

Had a plastic plug in my 2011 F250 6.7L. The dealer told me it should be replaced every 2 oil changes to prevent problems and used to sell them to me for $8 each if I remember correctly. I recall it was super cheap! Then summer of 2018 I found out that Ford superseded the poly oil pan/plastic plug with a cast oil pan and regular steel oil plug. That kit was less than $80. Wonder if 2019 oil pans are backward compatible with older/newer oil pans... Probably....
 

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I just replace mine (new one) at every oil change. No biggie as my VW had a plastic drain plug too.
 

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I just replace mine (new one) at every oil change. No biggie as my VW had a plastic drain plug too.
Same. Have my new one in the trunk waiting for the next 1000 Miles for my next change.
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