My car is a 2002 with the 4litre designation. The sump is pressed steel...thankfully! It has a dent from an unavoidable rock. Frightening bang! No leaks. It fellfrom a trailer I was following and no room to miss it due to oncoming traffic.
The sump plug is on lhs.
The deeper section is towards the rear. Apart from the rock incident the car has only grounded on the chassis cross member gearbox support.