So if you make a catch can I suppose the oil drain tube to the pan just gets pulled out. Does the drain tube inlet at the top of the oil pan need to be plugged? To keep debris out or whatever- there's a check valve there I think, so maybe it doesn't matter.

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1984 300D w/ 370k mi. daily driver
1994 7.3 idi non-turbo 180k mi.