Reassurance, please.
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Reassurance, please.
Just installed a 6-qt. Moroso deep-sump oil pan, a new oil pump with the "correct" pickup already welded on from Summit and a Fel-Pro one-piece gasket.
Dry-fitting the thing, however, gave me some concern. Just holding it up by hand, my little clay ball only crushes to 5/8" thickness. It's only off my personal comfort zone by about 1/4" inch.
The one-piece gaskets are significantly thicker than the cork ones I used to use. somebody tell me the extra 1/4" or so of pickup clearance is because the pan hasn't been bolted down yet and that the gasket and/or new pan hasn't taken a set.
Dry-fitting the thing, however, gave me some concern. Just holding it up by hand, my little clay ball only crushes to 5/8" thickness. It's only off my personal comfort zone by about 1/4" inch.
The one-piece gaskets are significantly thicker than the cork ones I used to use. somebody tell me the extra 1/4" or so of pickup clearance is because the pan hasn't been bolted down yet and that the gasket and/or new pan hasn't taken a set.
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Re: Reassurance, please. (The Dude)
I could see the gasket squishing by 1/8"
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Re: Reassurance, please. (The Dude)
If it's truly the thick gasket that's causing the pickup not to go down far enough in the pan you could always compensate by running an extra 1/2 quart of oil. Just a thought.
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Re: Reassurance, please. (The Dude)
I seriously doubt you will have a problem the way it is. After all yur running a deep sump with and extra qt to boot. Just dont run it low and you'll be fine.
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Re: Reassurance, please. (The Dude)
Thanks for the ideas. I usually like to see oil pump pickups around 3/8" or so off the bottom of the sump, but I suppose if I keep an eyeball on it and maintain the level at or a little higher than the full mark on the dipstick I'll be OK.
I just don't want to do this again--I really dislike working with engine sheet metal.
I just don't want to do this again--I really dislike working with engine sheet metal.
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Re: Reassurance, please. (The Dude)
Since the dipstick measures where the top of the oil is positioned (whether the oil pan is 1 inch or 3 feet deep), I wouldn't overfill. That could be worse for your engine...
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Re: Reassurance, please. (Z-man)
And, as the system is designed to have the usual crud drop to the very bottom of the sump, you don't want to be sucking off the very bottom anyway.
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