Here's a '20 Accent O.C. , . Doesn't use the perceived twist drain plug .
This is not Mattel plastic. Ford has plastic oil pans.
Toyota has a similar drain on their housings. Square drive though. I've thought about loctiting the drain in place so that I could use an extension and a ratchet to remove/install. I don't use the drain feature, I just live with the mess--maybe one of these days I'll try it out.The Korean's out over engineered the Germans on this filter set up. Zero reasons to have all these parts on a filter and housing.
I try to use the drain whenever possible when I do oil changes on Toyota engines. Problem is, sometimes, it's stuck in there, since it seems like not a lot of techs know about it.Toyota has a similar drain on their housings. Square drive though. I've thought about loctiting the drain in place so that I could use an extension and a ratchet to remove/install. I don't use the drain feature, I just live with the mess--maybe one of these days I'll try it out.
Same setup on my Mazda 6. I usually don't bother removing the drain plug (which is metal), not so messy when you've done it a few times.I had a drain plug on my 2015 Passat TDI. It certainly cut down on the mess. It was inside the center of the nut to take the filter housing off.View attachment 28997