Re: Oil pan holds a LOT
[Re: Moparnut426]
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08/27/10 01:44 PM
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I wouldn`t want 10 qts splashing around in my motor............I usually run 6 qts in my 8 qt pan.
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Re: Oil pan holds a LOT
[Re: Moparnut426]
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08/27/10 02:38 PM
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On my wet sump engines I run the level to just below the ADD point.... about 1 1/2 qts low... I dont want the oil on the crank weights... this is with a deepened pan.. it holds about 8 1/2 qts
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Re: Oil pan holds a LOT
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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08/28/10 02:27 AM
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I'm not sure what pan you are running, but I have run a Moroso deep, center sump pan forever with 8 qts of oil. Changed to a Milodon SS pan, with swinging pick up and external line, 10 qts with same dip stick, oil is approx 1.25" lower on th stick. Milodon says that this pan cap is 9 qts plus filter. I have a remote mounted filter that holds a Qt by itself,not including lines. Bottom line, I lowered the oil level by over a inch AND added 2 qts cap. Brian
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Re: Oil pan holds a LOT
[Re: Moparnut426]
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08/28/10 12:03 PM
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The object of a deep oil pan,ls to keep the oil below the crank.Not to hold more oil.
The pan manufacturers should just say how deep the pan is,not a capacity.
If your stock pan holds 5 qts plus one for the filter,I would run six quarts in the pan and one in the filter. Run the engine and mark the dipstick.
Dennis Jokela .
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Re: Oil pan holds a LOT
[Re: DennisJ]
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08/28/10 01:04 PM
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Quote:
The object of a deep oil pan,ls to keep the oil below the crank.Not to hold more oil.
The pan manufacturers should just say how deep the pan is,not a capacity.
If your stock pan holds 5 qts plus one for the filter,I would run six quarts in the pan and one in the filter. Run the engine and mark the dipstick.
Dennis Jokela .
I would have to fully agree. I had a Moroso 7qt pan and before i bolted it to the engine, i wanted to see how much it held before it got up into the main part of the pan--and thus into the carnkshaft. To my surprise (as i didn't know all this at the time), it held 5.5 qts in the sump part only.
When i bolted it to the engine, i filled it from the valley before the intake went on (so the oil wasn't all trapped in the heads) and then remarked the dipstick once i gave time for it to settle all in the pan. I used an electric engraver to make a new mark, i have also used a hacksaw blade back and forth a couple of times to just scribe a new line in the stick.
I think with the pan on the engine now, your going to have a tough time determining what really needs to be in there without getting up into the crank.
Outcast Dodge guy.
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Re: Oil pan holds a LOT
[Re: DennisJ]
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08/28/10 02:02 PM
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I agree - but this assumes that the new pick-up has been lowered by the same amount as the bottom of the sump (e.g., sump is 4" lower than the original pan, pick-up is 4" lower). If the pick-up is stock, or at the same position, you may need the stock full mark just to be sure it's always safely submerged. How close is the pick-up head to the sump bottom?
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