[DeTomaso] Armando Pan - 8 quarts or 10

Mark McWhinney msm at portata.com
Thu Sep 6 12:52:13 EDT 2007


A 10 quart pan holds 8 quarts.  Why?  I dunno.  Why is a 2x4 stud actually
1.75x3.5?  Why do people put Buy Union stickers on the back of import cars?

The standard answer to the recurring "8 quart" question is that there are
eight quarts in the pan, one quart in the oil filter, and one more up in the
engine for a total of 10 quarts.  I am not sure that I believe that.  Maybe
Dan can weigh-in on this one.

I think you will like your new pan.  I had my car on the track with a
passenger watching the oil pressure gauge while I went into hard corners.
The needle never moved.



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Mike Thomas
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:55 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Armando Pan - 8 quarts or 10

I've just done the first full oil/filter change on my new motor with an
Armando oil pan.  Are these things 8 or 10  quarts?  I put 8 quarts in, ran
the motor for a while to make sure the new filter was flooded and let it sit
to settle while I was working on something else.  When I checked the
dipstick with the 8 quarts in, it registers just below the full line.
Should I add the other 2 quarts?  I do recall reading that we should run
over what the stick reads, and it reads the same for this pan as the stock
pan..

By the by, what experience does the list have with Amsoil Synthetic 10/40.
This is what my builder recommended following the break-in, and what I put
in today.

Thanks in advance!
Mike Thomas
Panteras Northwest 

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