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oil drain plug

just replaced mine. just goto a ford dealer and ask for one. i think it was like $8

but i throw out the bag so no part #
 
on ebay, just type in either ford mondeo magnetic sump plug or ford contour sump plug, ill try to give u the link to the seller, he seems to have a really good reputation :)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=170150028010&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007


found it, dont worry that its in the uk, just tell the seller that u live in the united states and he will send it to you, might work out to 10 dollars to get it delivered to yur place, but for that u get a magnetic plug, hope this helps ya :)
 
Matt R said:
If you have that much metal in your oil, you're gonna need more than a magnetic drain plug...
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look i know what yur saying, but like any engine its gonna wear and tear, thats why theres a run in period, and if people change thier con rod bearings on thier engines that have done high mileage then having the plug is a good idea to catch crap in the oil, a bit what the oil filter does, it collects crap in the filter and keeps it in there, thats why u need to oil change it regualy as good oil not only lubricates, but also protects and cleans the inside of yur engine, if hes after a replacement just thought it was a good thing to get, if u inspect some oil pans, u will see on the bottom it will have little metal chips stuck to the bottom of the pan, if those little chips are floating about in the engine, theyd soon get stuck somewhere and that could be in the crankshaft bearings, and at the cheap cost must be worth having on yur car :)
 
They're mostly a marketing scheme. The minimal amount of metal floating around would be either caught in the filter or go out with the oil when you do an oil change. You're just paying more for a regular drain plug.
 
my friend who deals with cars as hes a mechanic says that hes seen the magnetic plugs work and that u can see the cr@p on the plug when hes done some oil changes and wipes it off, i cant see the bother of not having one, it doesnt cost an arm or a leg to get a plug with a magnet stuck to the end of it, ill deff take some pics of when i do my oil change with the plug fitted, just to see how it works :)
 
You see them more in automatic transmission pans. Ford put one on the Taurus SHO pans, for instance, about the size and shape of a slice of canned pineapple. When we dropped the pan on that at about 133,000 miles, right after I bought it, it had quite a beard of shavings. Of course, the sheer size and number of parts in an automatic transmission far exceeds that in a manual one, so the potential for wear can be greater.

However, I don't think you should need one in the oil pan. Wear there would give me a great deal of pause.

As for tranny fluid in the MTX-75, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Use the Motorcraft stuff -- fully synthetic, designed specifically by Ford for this application. XT-M5-QS. Anything else is second rate, at best. :cool:
 
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I think magnetic drain plugs are used on some rear differentials and maybe manual transmission applications as well. More likely a chance for metal to become removed from its parent part in those environments. I guess if you really wanted to feel safe from the random sliver of metal in the otherwise all alloy engine (2.5L anyway), you could get one of those magnetic oil filter blankets. :laugh:
Karl
 
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