I've managed to round out a 2008 mazda 5 drain plug. I don't need advice on how do get it off. The question is could I use a 2008 ford focus drain plug? I don't have a mazda dealer anywhere near me. It's a 17mm drain plug if that helps any. I can not find the nomenclature of the engine itself anywhere online.
2008 mazda 5 engine oil drain plug problem.
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M14 X 1.5 thread plugs. Verified. There may be a head difference. Check for gasket application. Look 'em up on rockauto.com
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It is a M14-1.50 plug. Try a Valvomax.
They are both 14x1.5. Doorman specs the same plug for both applications; trust this information at your own risk.
So you're saying the Dorman reman Prius main battery pack is out of the question?
Hold on, let's not start ruling stuff out just yet. Let me ask; how much do you like fire?
A new plug is easy peasey; good luck with the rounded one.
Years ago I was asked to help remove a cross threaded, rounded drain plug on a Datsun 1200.
I was sure I could do it; nope. Finally the pan was replaced by the dealer. Oops.
Years ago I was asked to help remove a cross threaded, rounded drain plug on a Datsun 1200.
I was sure I could do it; nope. Finally the pan was replaced by the dealer. Oops.
Time for a fumoto. One and done.
i always say "i don't need advice on this and that" and end up needing it because the same thing happened to me. stripped the bolt on a ford ranger because it was an old used truck that was mostly rounded and i figured if i could kind of file the sides flat to get a wrench on it. friend asked if i needed help, told him no, couldn't get it off so i then asked for advice and he told me to do just that and it worked flawlessly. then apologized after. us guys will never want to accept initial help but may need it anyway.
Not sure about the Focus, but the Fusion of that era used the same 2.3 l Duratec engine as the Mazda 5. We have a 2009 Mazda 5, and various engine parts, including the oil dipstick, say Ford on them. I'm sure you could get the part at a Ford dealer.
Take a look at the Valvomax. I cant like Fumoto, quality is not the issue but they look like refugees from the HD plumbing aisle.
The German made Stahlbus is steel with an aluminum cap, not bad at all but they do begin to surface rust in the salt belt. The Valvomax is all stainless, made in the USA, the company is owned by veterans and the part is nice quality, a very solid piece that doesn't take a lot of room. I just ordered #3 for my own cars.
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