vegas39
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Kenny I do not recall any idi E4OD trans coming with a pan that had a drain plug but the later powerstrokes had one. Just a note on draining trans fluid without a drain plug in the pan. The pan corners have bolts with longer threads. Those are loosened but left in.As the other bolts are removed eventually the pan will sag and fluid begins to drain over the gasket lip. Its messy but it will get the level low enough to drop the pan completely.
I wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy, so I just went out with a flashlight and looked under it and it does indeed have a drain plug right in the center. The pan also has a big Ford logo on it.
The PO had this trans installed at Ford about 35k ago. Maybe it was put on with the new trans.