aileron
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Only 8,300 miles, and the Bullitt started marking its territory on the garage floor Put it on the lift; it was clear it was the damn yellow plastic drain plug. Ford doesn't offer the O-ring through retail parts, so ordered a new ass'y, Ford p/n KX6Z-6730-B Since I'd just changed the oil less than 1,000 miles ago, I wasn't keen on draining and replacing 10 qts of 5W-20. Happy to report a "hot swap" of the drain plug can be done, and less than a pint was lost. But, you need to be quick and work two-handed. Felt like the Dutch Boy, as my left thumb was perfect to plug the leak while I was at the ready with the new plug in my right hand. Whatever happened to threaded steel drain plugs? My BMW 440 has a composite pan, but they chose to mold in a steel insert and utilize a conventional steel plug with a soft aluminum crush washer.
I didn't have the guts to use a Buna or EPDM O-ring from NAPA or Ace Hardware...
I didn't have the guts to use a Buna or EPDM O-ring from NAPA or Ace Hardware...
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