The new oil pan looks nice under the car and doesn't appear to be leaking anywhere. It was installed when the oil was last changed so I don't expect anyone has removed either of the drain plugs. They were rather hard to loosen as I expect it was likely painted with them in place. However, that was nothing compared to the effort required to remove the oil filter.
The oil filter would not budge using a standard oil filter wrench. I tried a Craftsman rubber strap wrench and that would not work either. After working with it a while, I hammered a screw driver through the side and was able to loosen it some. Unfortunately, I had to do that three times and then twist it off with a huge vice grip wrench. It was beyond ridiculous how tight it was installed. I'm tempted to keep it as some form of trophy due to the effort involved.
I cleaned up the huge mess I made due to the oil filter and put everything back together. The mileage is presently at 81,733. I noticed I need some sway bar bushings and end links so I'll add that to the list of future projects. I looked around a bit under the car and see some light surface rust to deal with but in general it is in good condition.
Update: The following morning I walked out to the garage and looked under the Mustang. I found the oil pan leaks from the back drain plug. It was already rather tight but I tightened it a bit more but within an hour there was another spot from dripping oil. I was probably only sealed before due to the drain bolts being painted over when it was made.
The drain bolt has a simple metal washer rather than something plastic or with a seal. I stopped at O'Reilly and picked up a set of 1/2 drain washers which have an integrated rubber O-ring (Dorman 097-021CD - shown on right in image below). It is convenient that it is a two pack as I have two drain plugs.
I swapped them into place, captured the oil in a super clean pan, and then put it back into the car. I drove it around a bit and will see if we have any leaks this time.
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