DIY Oil Change

[nobbyv]

Check thread sizes...make sure your threads are the same and it so it fits. I never consider Amazon to be accurate. See if Rockauto lists thread size for your car. I just had it out and was going to take a picture but did not. It is a nice plug..mine has a green silicone molded gasket and looks a lot like the factory one but has a magnetic tip on the end that works. Buy at Autozone and don't open until you have the old out out and then compare. I think a 2024 would be exactly like a 2023 and it also said it didn't fit my 2023 Maverick..wrong, it does.. Chrome plated

Do a search on 653096 and you will see others used it too. Mine is an Ecoboot. Don't know what a Hybrid size is. I paid just around $7 at Autozone.

Resurrecting this just to add I picked this plug up today from AutoZone for my ‘24 EB and it fit perfectly.

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[gp1200x]

Resurrecting this just to add I picked this plug up today from AutoZone for my ‘24 EB and it fit perfectly.

I just hit almost 20K on my 23 so I replaced the magnetic drain with an EZ quick oil drain. It still requires the removal of the shield to drain but makes it easier.

My magnetic tip had only a smudge of material on it at this oil change. The EZ drain nozzle required an extension to move it away from the oil pan 1/2". I also added a 90 degree end nozzle to have it drain straight down. It still all fit above the factory shield cover.

 

[Tall Hobbit]

I replaced the drain plug with a magnetic one from AutoZone and it is almost an exact match with a magnetic tip. Part number 653096 by Needa....M12-1.75 Magnetic - $7.00 I also installed a Fram 3600 TG oil filter and taped a large Harbor Freight pickup magnetic to the bottom of it for the first couple of oil changes.



I was pretty surprized at the amount of metal that came off the plug on the second oil change. Also used a magnetic on the oil filter for the second oil change but did not cut it open. I see no reason NOT to use a magnetic plug instead of the factory plug. With the amount of material on my plug Ford should have used one too!

If it helps, I installed this exact plug -or had the dealer to kindly replace the factory plug with it when they did the first oil change. (never got back the factory plug -oh well)

This past weekend I did my first (vehicle's second) oil change and discovered:

Magnetic tip really works, see? Quite a bit of ferrous material grabbed; I won't be overly concerned unless the same amount shows on successive changes.

This aftermarket plug takes a 13mm socket, as opposed to OEM 15mm

Seems to have a built-in silicone gasket much like the factory version. Dealer didn't use a crush washer, and no sign of leaks, so I didn't either, just conservative hand-tightening.

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