Jglow Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) My wife's Edge is do for her first oil change. I crawled under tonight to look at it as I like to do my own maintainance when possible. Anybody do an oil change yet on the 2015 3.5l engine? I assume the "splash guard" has to come down? No way around that? Is it just 4 bolts? Edited February 10, 2016 by Jglow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbow Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 For $29.95 it's hardly worth crawling underneath it. Plus you get a tire rotation, all the fluids checked, and a 23 point inspection. Take it to you Ford Dealer. My 2 cents worth. Burke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Oil change at my Ford store is $42.95. Plus they only use synthetic blend oil. I prefer Mobil 1 full synthetic. And yes, the stupid splash shield gets in the way of draining the oil on the 3.5L. I think they just used the 2.0L EB shield on the 3.5's. SHAME ON FORD! Still the best EVER Ford for oil change servicabilty I have ever had is my half-breed truck! 1996 F-250 with the Navistar International built PowerStroke turbo-diesel. All three and a half gallons of oil from the oil pan and oil filter drain into a five gallon bucket at the same time. My '88 Mustang GT5.0L HO had two drain plugs, front one drained right on the sway bar. '87 F-150 4x4 300-6 was better than most, but oil ran out of horizontal oiol filter all over engine & shop floor. '93 F-150 Lightning the filter snaked up thru front frame cross member, reduced mess from removing filter but prevented pre-filling filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 And yes, the stupid splash shield gets in the way of draining the oil on the 3.5L. I think they just used the 2.0L EB shield on the 3.5's. SHAME ON FORD! The shield on my Fusion, Focus and Escape are solid and have to be removed to change the oil period. I don't think they used the wrong shield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 The shield on my Fusion, Focus and Escape are solid and have to be removed to change the oil period. I don't think they used the wrong shield.[/months My S40 has a solid shield. No cut-outs for access to drain plug. Filter on it is accessed from above. But removing the shield with it's seven screws is a PITA. The splash shield on the 3.5L V-6 had a cut-out or knotch that was about a half inch from getting a good grip on the drain plug with either a GearWrench or socket & extension, but not quite. Plus oil drained out on the shield. I was in a hurry, wife wanted to leave on a road trip that afternoon. Plan was for next oil change to trim the shield with tin snips for access, it's just pressed fiberglass, cheap, light, flexible. I haven't even peeked under the front bumper of our new Edge with the 2.0L EB yet but I would hope it fits better allowing access to drain plug and filter. If not it will get cut to allow access. I also saw where Ford used a quarter turn molded plastic drain plug like they tried to use on the early 6.7L PowerStroke diesel engines on the 2.7L EB V-6. They lasted about six to nine months on the 6.7L PSD and Ford went to a stamped steel oil pan with o-ring sealed machined steel drain plug as opposed to the molded plastic pan with molded plastic drain plug that tended to leak. What's the saying? It's the heigth of stupidity to try the same thing again the exact same way and expect different results!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 A cutout would be nice if it worked. Was there also a cutout for the oil filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 A cutout would be nice if it worked. Was there also a cutout for the oil filter? On the 3.5L the oil filter was easy to remove/install. Just a little piece of the splash shield would need to be trimmed to get access to the drain plug, like maybe an inch by 2-3 inches. May not even require removing the splash shield to trim. The splash shield on my S-40 Volvo is made from molded fiber reinforced plastic and it's within 6 inches of being the full width of the car and about 3 to 3-1/2 feet front to back, kinda unwieldy holding it up with one hand and starting one of the seven screws to hold it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 POWERSTROKE / anyone else who knows; I just crawled under my Edge to survey what it was going to take to change the oil. I see the shield and wondered how much cutting it will take to be able to do the oil change without making a mess (will a 1" 3" cut-out really be enough?) or having to take that shield off every time. Can anyone snap a picture of their reshaped splash shield and post it here? Also, I forgot to check out what size that drain plug was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 It's easy to take off with a drill and a torx Bit. Takes 2 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 I bet it takes a lot more than 2 min. to put it back on. Seems like cutting a more serviceable access hole has to be a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 15, 2016 Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Not after you've done it once. It should have tabs to hold it in place while you put back the screws. Very very easy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmcguire656 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Does anyone have a pic or diagram for the location of the oil filter for the 2016? Just doing a quick visual without raising the Edge and did not see it, but there is a lot of plastic shielding under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 You have to remove the bottom cover. It should be at the front of the engine near the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evh Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I recently purchased a 2016 3.5L SEL AWD. Shortly after I got it I looked underneath to see if my PTU had the drain plug. A bit shocked on all the covering under there. I couldn't tell where things were at just a glance. I have owned a 2009 for 8+ years now and never had to raise it to do oil/transmission fluid/antifreeze changes. My guess is I will have to raise my 2016 to do these things to mainly get the shield off, right??? Also, can anyone confirm if my PTU has the drain plug. I read some posts here about it and it seemed to depend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 It's easier to use some Rhino ramps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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