John’s Excellent Oil Pan Adventure

[BEAR-AvHistory]

What is the reason for the shape of the pan bottom & how do you do am oil change with that pan?

BTW on the 8QT dipstick measure, do the measurement on the stick after the engines is run so the oil galleries & filter are full.

EDIT: Some very important comments have been posted to the "other" site, might save an engine.

[jrcuz]

I feel for you John. Sounds like my experience last year when I changed my oil pan. I still haven't tried to fix the rear leak. I did not enjoy the whole job. I will have to save the Royal Purple I used (that stuff ain't cheap). The QuickJack lifts should make the job a lot easier.

[phileas_fogg]

What is the reason for the shape of the pan bottom & how do you do am oil change with that pan?

The pan is basically stock except the rear sump has been cut out & a slightly shallower but much wider “box” has been welded in. That gives the additional capacity vs stock.

Just like stock, there are two oil drains on the pan: one at the front & one at the back. The rear drain is the pan’s low point & has a magnet on the pan side of the plug.


John

P.S. Yes, the responses on the other forum are very helpful. For starters, the 8-quart capacity is for a FULL filter & FULL oil galleries. I’ll be editing my initial post accordingly.