Oil Drain Plug Cover - Wide
2020 Ford Escape (AWD Hybrid Titanium)
Description
My Escape has the same underbody cover as the Ford Maverick, but it appears someone had already drilled and cut some holes in it. I needed a much larger oil drain plug cover to work with my modified underbody cover. I drew mine up from scratch using most of the great ideas from Oil_Drain_Plug_Cover_Oriented.stl, and named it escape_oil_drain_cover_wide.stl. I decided to neck down the front of my cover slightly to avoid a tricky bump. I ran into major interference issues with the Cover_Bolt_Parts.stl file when printed in PETG. When creating escape_oil_drain_latch_parts.stl, I used the latch outline, but made modifications including: changed the anti-rotation octagon to a hexagon, changed the 1/4-turn to 60° with bayonet-style stop, and converted the internal screwdriver slots to overall slot outlines so they can be assembled without any tools. I was able to use the Oil_Filter_Cover_Oriented.stl cover as originally designed by m7550. It's an excellent design that fits well and printed without supports. I still had to ream out the hole with a drill, since my PETG prints always produces oblong holes, especially on larger holes. Because my PETG prints are never dimensionally accurate, I marked the outlines on the underbody cover using a sharpie pen. Then I cut the underbody cover holes using a pair of angled tin snips. This was the best way to ensure correct fit and clearances and was less stressful than "measure twice, cut once". Update: I uploaded v2 drain cover because the first 3 prints kept lifting off the build plate. I moved the inside text and adjusted the graphics to reduce this, but still ended up needing to use supports. Commercial use or resale is prohibited because I used Autodesk Fusion for personal use to create this remake. The software license is strictly limited for personal, non-commercial projects only.
Print Instructions
Standard FDM printing settings: - Layer height: 0.2mm - Infill: 70% - Supports: As needed
Part Description
My Escape has the same underbody cover as the Ford Maverick, but it appears someone had already drilled and cut some holes in it. I needed a much larger oil drain plug cover to work with my modified underbody cover. I drew mine up from scratch using most of the great ideas from Oil_Drain_Plug_Cover_Oriented.stl, and named it escape_oil_drain_cover_wide.stl. I decided to neck down the front of my cover slightly to avoid a tricky bump. I ran into major interference issues with the Cover_Bolt_Parts.stl file when printed in PETG. When creating escape_oil_drain_latch_parts.stl, I used the latch outline, but made modifications including: changed the anti-rotation octagon to a hexagon, changed the 1/4-turn to 60° with bayonet-style stop, and converted the internal screwdriver slots to overall slot outlines so they can be assembled without any tools. I was able to use the Oil_Filter_Cover_Oriented.stl cover as originally designed by m7550. It's an excellent design that fits well and printed without supports. I still had to ream out the hole with a drill, since my PETG prints always produces oblong holes, especially on larger holes. Because my PETG prints are never dimensionally accurate, I marked the outlines on the underbody cover using a sharpie pen. Then I cut the underbody cover holes using a pair of angled tin snips. This was the best way to ensure correct fit and clearances and was less stressful than "measure twice, cut once". Update: I uploaded v2 drain cover because the first 3 prints kept lifting off the build plate. I moved the inside text and adjusted the graphics to reduce this, but still ended up needing to use supports. Commercial use or resale is prohibited because I used Autodesk Fusion for personal use to create this remake. The software license is strictly limited for personal, non-commercial projects only.
Print Instructions
Standard FDM printing settings: - Layer height: 0.2mm - Infill: 70% - Supports: As needed