Engine Oil Change Trap Door Please.

[smurfslayer]

Mine hasn't needed an oil change yet, but when it does I won't worry. Maybe the dealer guy will, but not me!

yeah... until they do. I just had service done on my Raptor - I carry 2 spares in the bed and have them in rotation, so when I picked up there was some kind of oil ALL OVER right bed tire, which came from left front. under the truck - oil --everywhere--. Oh $hit.

turns out the tech spilt oil on the change. A lot. I had them clean it up a bit and was underway. Things happen.

Not so funny story about the Rap. There’s full underbody shielding, with an access door to the oil pan drain. Out of the blue, one Friday I’m on my way to the range and notice wet spots under my truck. At first I thought it must have been raini^^^ wait, this is Texas. Water doesn’t come from the sky here. I crawl under and it’s oil. LOTS of oil. I’d already pre-started it so I shut it down, hit it with a flashlight but can’t spot an obvious leak. But this is easily somewhere between 1/4 - 1/2 quart. It’s a LOT.

How do I know it’s a lot? I’m glad you asked; because it was leaking ALL OVER MY BRAND NEW GARAGE CONCRETE!!!!!
I call the locals and get a tow. After that sinking feeling, I soothe myself with the knowledge- F*** it, ESP will cover it.

Monday, dealer calls - ‘can you explain a little about how you noticed the oil’ So I read him in, and they take her into the shop. Later in the afternoon they call back - ‘we can’t find a leak anywhere, did you run over any oil?’

<sinking feeling of dread> “I don’t think so ... Let me check on something Josh”. I walk out to the street, down a bit to my neighbor across the street and what do I find?

An Exxon Valdez sized oil slick running across my street where my neighbor had thrown out his oil change oil from his diesel GMC. Trash truck grabbed it, crushed the garbage and blew oil all over the street. Wife’s car got hit too.

So the truck is completely healthy the whole time, other than needing a thorough wash!
His wife made him buy me a bottle of barrel proof bourbon to make amends.

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[roadpilot]

@roadpilot .... then there are the two different kinds of plastic clips that can and do break. Still a pita compared to previous and how it could be.

All takes me less than a minute. We're not talking long division here.

 

[MAT1955]

@roadpilot...agreed unless you break one of them. I ordered some spares - just in case - took 2 weeks to come from somewhere in Texas.

 

[Grabber1]

@roadpilot...agreed unless you break one of them. I ordered some spares - just in case - took 2 weeks to come from somewhere in Texas.

Got mine on Amazon. These fit perfect.
https://www.amazon.com/Auveco-Chryl...r+w709371-s300.+qty+50.,automotive,140&sr=1-1

 

[Doug Watson]

I've done 2 oil changes now. First one took a bit longer as I changed out all the push pins with ones that have heads on them for easy removal. Second one was so much easier and I'll stick with the panel removal until someone comes up with a solution.

 

[bimmerborn]

Do you have a link to where get the push pins with heads? Thank you.

 

[MAT1955]

@Grabber1 ..... be careful. There are two different types of plastic pins. If they let go and the "wind" catches that belly pan it will rip it right off as it's just thin fiber material. I bought the extra pins because a guy at the local Mustang meet said he thinks a tech broke one or two during an oil change and didn't say anything because a few weeks later he heard a loud flapping at 70mph. When he got home most of his pan had been ripped off. He did not know how much it would cost but was told it was not available yet. Some of the guys have talked about swapping out to metal "bolts" like the rest of the fasteners and eliminating the plastic pins altogether. There has also been some discussion about making an aftermarket access port. I wonder if Hein at DIYvan.com would be interested?

 

[Grabber1]

@Grabber1 ..... be careful. There are two different types of plastic pins. If they let go and the "wind" catches that belly pan it will rip it right off as it's just thin fiber material. I bought the extra pins because a guy at the local Mustang meet said he thinks a tech broke one or two during an oil change and didn't say anything because a few weeks later he heard a loud flapping at 70mph. When he got home most of his pan had been ripped off. He did not know how much it would cost but was told it was not available yet. Some of the guys have talked about swapping out to metal "bolts" like the rest of the fasteners and eliminating the plastic pins altogether. There has also been some discussion about making an aftermarket access port. I wonder if Hein at DIYvan.com would be interested?

Matt,
The other day I had to pull the liner to retrieve a small battery cover connector. I had to pull a factory push pin off the bottom shield and it got trashed. I compared the 2 and they are the same so I pushed it into place and it seated very firm and snug. They come in a box of 50.
https://www.amazon.com/Auveco-Chryl...r+w709371-s300.+qty+50.,automotive,140&sr=1-1

 

[MAT1955]

@Grabber1 ..... awesome looks identical to me - good to know. Thanks for the info. Yours will probably work fine, although having a dusting of ocd I'd probably check after a freeway run :-) I bought a bunch of aftermarket too then I chickened-out and bought the Ford oem pins. They weren't expensive they just took a long time to arrive, hence me ordering them ahead of time - just in case. Ford PN for the finned pin you show is W711687 S300 (4 pcs) Ford PN for the other pin - the split pin - is W714040 S300 (4pcs). I always hand the two packs to the tech and tell him to use a pin(s) if he needs to and just leave the packs on the passenger seat. So far one pin (one of the split ones) was used. So three shield removals one pin used.

 

[Grabber1]

@Grabber1 ..... good to know. Thanks for the info. Yours will probably work fine, although having a dusting of ocd I'd probably check after a freeway run :-) I bought a bunch of aftermarket too then I chickened-out and bought the Ford oem pins. They weren't expensive they just took a long time to arrive, hence me ordering them ahead of time - just in case. Ford PN for the finned pin you show is W711687 S300 (4 pcs) Ford PN for the other pin - the split pin - is W714040 S300 (4pcs). I always hand the two packs to the tech and tell him to use a pin(s) if he needs to and just leave the packs on the passenger seat. So far one pin (one of the split ones) was used. So three shield removals one pin used.

Mine are not aftermarket. They are a Chrysler product.
Box of 50 for 10 bucks delivered.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

As a former Focus ST & RS owner I'm no stranger to having an under tray to remove prior to oil/filter changes; though the filters on both those Eco Boosts was located so I could get them off without the "oiling everything else" issue!

Think I'll do like Matt and Grabber have done, and buy some push pins in advance. An alternative to your friendly dealer is tascaparts.com for all your discount Ford parts needs (if you weren't already aware of them).

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-wheelhouse-liner-rivet-w714040s300

 

[89Trooper]

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-wheelhouse-liner-rivet-w714040s300

Amazon.com: Rexka 15pcs Fender Liner Rivet Radiator Sight Shield Push-Type Retainer Compatible with Ford W716510-S300 F-150 Mustang Fusion Aviator Explorer : Automotive

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Amazon.com: Rexka 15pcs Fender Liner Rivet Radiator Sight Shield Push-Type Retainer Compatible with Ford W716510-S300 F-150 Mustang Fusion Aviator Explorer : Automotive

Thanks for the link! Ordered some from them.

 

[89Trooper]

Thanks for the link! Ordered some from them.

Let us know how they work!

 

[Wiley Marmot]

WHAT??!! I thought you already test drove them for us?!

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