Which is the oil drain plug?

twilightcall · 06-04-2003, 07:57 PM

I checked on the bottom off my oil sump and I noticed a plug towards the front of the pan and then one towards the rear of the pan (in the direction of the rear of the car). Which is the oil drain for changing oil? Why are there 2 plugs? Thanks.

lovinspeed01 · 06-04-2003, 08:47 PM

You can use both to drain the oil. The first plug is for the first slump of the oil pan and the second plug is for the back slump. I normally just drain from the back plug, but you'd be leaving the oil in the first slump undrained.

It doesn't really matter that much

BilLster · 06-04-2003, 10:16 PM

there are two plugs because of the design one plug wont drain all the oil.

Maroon 5.0 LX · 06-05-2003, 07:34 AM

Pull both plugs and drain completely. If you don't, you're mixing new oil with some old oil, which defeats the puirpose of an oil change.

95mustanggt · 06-05-2003, 11:25 AM

Yep, it's not hard, jsut drain everything from one plug, then re-install the the plug and move to the second plug.

06-04-2003, 07:57 PM	#1
twilightcall Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 86	Which is the oil drain plug? I checked on the bottom off my oil sump and I noticed a plug towards the front of the pan and then one towards the rear of the pan (in the direction of the rear of the car). Which is the oil drain for changing oil? Why are there 2 plugs? Thanks.

06-04-2003, 10:16 PM	#3
BilLster Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ontario canada Posts: 446	there are two plugs because of the design one plug wont drain all the oil. __________________ 89 with 331 t3'/t4 hybrids. upr Suspention worked out finnaly . 9.89 144 mph .

06-05-2003, 07:34 AM	#4
Maroon 5.0 LX Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 471	Pull both plugs and drain completely. If you don't, you're mixing new oil with some old oil, which defeats the puirpose of an oil change. __________________ '89 LX 5.0 - 5 speed. Original Owner '94 E-150 4.9 Hi-Top Conversion Van '06 Mustang V-6, 5 speed

06-05-2003, 11:25 AM	#5
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	Yep, it's not hard, jsut drain everything from one plug, then re-install the the plug and move to the second plug. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

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06-04-2003, 08:47 PM	#2
lovinspeed01 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 46	You can use both to drain the oil. The first plug is for the first slump of the oil pan and the second plug is for the back slump. I normally just drain from the back plug, but you'd be leaving the oil in the first slump undrained. It doesn't really matter that much