CT5-V 2025 CT5 Blackwings - have your dealer check oil plug on the front of the engine (Service Bulletin attached)

[blackeneth]

I had my 25 checked … and the plug needed to be pushed in.

 

[leres]

I used an endoscope to look at mine which looks fine. My car was built on May 21st, 2025.

 

[williamset]

I used an endoscope to look at mine which looks fine. My car was built on May 21st, 2025.

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Very interested in how you did this. I was about to ask how hard it is to remove the shear plate mentioned in the tsb. I'm assuming you didn't have to remove anything to get the endoscope in position?

Anyone know how hard it is to remove the shear plate?

 

[CB34]

Very interested in how you did this. I was about to ask how hard it is to remove the shear plate mentioned in the tsb. I'm assuming you didn't have to remove anything to get the endoscope in position?

Anyone know how hard it is to remove the shear plate?

If you want to take a look, you don't even need an endoscope. I was able to see it from up top with the hood open kneeling/crouching down right by the driver side headlight and a flashlight. The plug is around the middle of the motor and slightly towards the driver side. You can see it by looking down in the void right below the air intake on the engine side.

 

[leres]

Very interested in how you did this. I was about to ask how hard it is to remove the shear plate mentioned in the tsb. I'm assuming you didn't have to remove anything to get the endoscope in position?

Before I gave up I had removed the big plastic panel (8-10 flat-head torx fasteners, 4 washer-bolts, and one push pin), and the fasteners from the driver's side plastic panel (3 washer-bolts) but the last panel was pinned so I put everything back together.

Maybe someone with a SI subscription can make a pdf of the removal procedure. (My 3-day expired Saturday...)

For the endoscope, I put a 90 in it a few inches from the camera end and used a grabber to hold and aim it. I put the camera below the lowest belt and kept searching until I found the plug.

If you want to take a look, you don't even need an endoscope. I was able to see it from up top with the hood open kneeling/crouching down right by the driver side headlight and a flashlight. The plug is around the middle of the motor and slightly towards the driver side. You can see it by looking down in the void right below the air intake on the engine side.

I tried this and you're right! But I don't see how you'd get a decent picture from that far away and my eyesight wouldn't really let me see well enough to know if the plug is in far enough of not.

I can easily imagine it will take a tech the hour quoted to remove all of the panels and plates to get the view from below. But if it does need to be pushed in, having everything open would probably be the only way to fix it.

 

[williamset]

I very much appreciate the advice. I was able to view mine with the hood open and had a good degree of confidence the plug was pushed in enough. I went ahead and bought a borescope that connects to my phone just to be sure. I got the photo attached, which seems to confirm I'm in good shape. I have a 2025...

 

[CB34]

I very much appreciate the advice. I was able to view mine with the hood open and had a good degree of confidence the plug was pushed in enough. I went ahead and bought a borescope that connects to my phone just to be sure. I got the photo attached, which seems to confirm I'm in good shape. I have a 2025...

Yup - you're good