6 qt Mopar Oil Pan ?????

Bare with my thought process on this and tell me where I'm going wrong.

I have a built 383/438 ci engine for my ’68 RR. I had purchased the Mopar 6qt oil pan. Part # P5007807AB. In the Mopar Performance Catalog the description is as follows:

“Oil Pan, Six-quart, Center Sump, Stock Style, Must Use Oil Pickup P5007848, Stamped”

As I understand the catalog description, the pan holds 6 quarts and an additional quart for the filter.

Also, in my anal thinking, since I am using my stock dip stick the additional 2 quarts of oil, in what I presume to be a larger capacity pan based upon the description, the fill line on the dipstick should be relatively close the same level as my original 4 qt pan, meaning the surface of the oil level should be close to the same. No????

Well noooooo!!! When I have added 5 quarts to the pan the dipstick shows slightly overfull, let alone where the level is with 6 quarts. After I had added a total of 7 quarts, 6 in the pan 1 in the filter, I fired up the engine and while running checked the oil to see if it was frothy indicating my crank was slapping the oil. It was not. I have now marked my dipstick to where the oil level is and am using that as my full line.

Your thoughts?

Thanks

Frank

When i look up P5007807AB i see 5QT pan not 6

i use that pan on my 69 r/t. it is 6qts with a filter.

Savoy1964
Jim,

Here's a link. Not the exact catalog I got mine from but it's still listed as a 6 qt.

Maybe misprint .... ???
Mopar Catalog

lewtot184,

6 in the pan and 1 in the filter ???


Frank

EDIT:

DUH !!

After a little more research, Here is additional info:

From one of the catalogs:
Listed quart capacity is with filter installed

That answers a few questions. Apologies to Savoy 1964. You were right.Why did I doubt you ????

Thanks again to all.

Frank

If you want the six quart stock oil pan like the 1970-71 Street Hemi /440-6 pak oil pan buy it from moparts or Hughes or Mancini and use the stock 440-6 pak 3/8 pick up I use them on all my BB now, haven't done a 1965 or earleir BB in a lot of yesr, maybe I'll do one later this year I wonder if the pan you bought is the Repo 1966 to 1969 Street Hemi oil pan? I use to use them on my 1963 M.W. stocker

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I wonder if the pan you bought is the Repo 1966 to 1969 Street Hemi oil pan? I use to use them on my 1963 M.W. stocker

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that pan is yet to be available in repop.

The 6qt pan is 5 plus the filter ... I would go by the old distck , full is full , a little over won't hurt much .