2010 ranger xl regular cab 4 cyl... manual trannyy...

where is the oil drain plug for the engine oil>>>?? I could not find it.

The engine oil filter... is it the one that is right next to the trannsmission?? Is it the one that kind of looks like it is part of the transmission?? is that the engine oil filter/???

 

mines 07 2.3l manual.
thats the best pic i can get at 2 am

 

no offense im not trying to be a dick but you my just wanna take it somewhere if you cant figure out where the oil filter and drain plug is not sure about the 2010 duratecs but on my 4.0 ford recommends 7500 between oil changes my 08 duratec recommended 5000 miles i still changed it at 3000 but honestly was a waste oil had went from looking almost like water to about the color of honey

like i said im not trying to be a dick i just dont wanna see something bad happen to your truck

 

^^ have to agree with silverfox if you dont know where they located you may want to have someone do it for you. unless you know that you need a 14metric socket. (if i rember corectly)

 

the 1 bolt that looks like it doesnt belong at the bottom of your motor

 

ha ha ha ha..... simple question and I get responds like i am an idiottt...... oh welll

 

simple questions = very simple answers

 

if it was so simple why did you need to ask.

its getting pretty ridiculous that every time you do something to your truck, every minor little maintenance issue, you have to get on here to ask about it. right now you have 2 open threads asking for advice about oil changes and air filters.

if you are that car tarded you need to take your vehicle to a professional and quit while you are ahead.

 

ok mr perfect.

 

my best answer for you is take it somewhere and ask to watch them do it...people do that all the time where i work

 

wait, doesnt the truck only have like 1000 miles on it? why are you even wanting to change it at this point?

 

we get that at work too all the time...some people insist on getting their first oil change around 1000-1500 miles...idk why but they dont have to worry until theyre around 3000

 

what i want to know is how does an UNREGISTERED USER get to make a thread? or posts?

 

He can't be mr perfect...he died back in 2003

 

Very interesting... I didn't see that there a little while ago.

 

x2. Learn how to do it first. First time doing some maintenance to your truck, get someone with car knowledge with you so he (she?) can help you through the process and you don't mess up your truck.

 

Interesting...

I noticed that a little bit ago after he/she last posted. Kept the thoughts to myself. lol. I wonder if someone axed their activeness? He was normal active member when I posted earlier(though I backspaced my post and now it's gone. lol).

 

What does my advice have to do with being perfect. I am no mechanic by any means, but I sure as hell know how to change my own oil.

 

The first time I changed the oil filter on my 07 2.3 auto I was flipped... It written in French and why so small? I was able to find one of those Fram Quick-Drain oil pan drain plugs. It drains a bit slow but I don't have the mess like I used to have. Yeah , with all the braineyack on this site you wonder why they even answer us at all. Good Luck with the 2010....one more year and its all over for the Range, its a shame too....great truck.....Great!!!

 

To get the break-in metal/debris out of the engine

 

yea that was true on the old cars...but todays cars you dont have to worry about it until 3000...i work at the local toyota dealer and they are pushing 10,000 mile oil changes now...IMO oil isnt meant to go past 3000

 

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i did my first oil change on the 08 at 700 miles.

 

when i bought my 07 brand new I asked when they recommend the first oil change and they said 2500-3000 miles.

 

yea the engines of today arent like the old ones...sure you might want to change it a little early but not until 2500 miles

 

thats why the tips of the drain plugs are magnetized......just sayin.............