[DeTomaso] 10 qt oil pans

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Wed Aug 19 12:22:10 EDT 2009


Both the Aviaid and Armando Pans are supplied with the custom pickup. It sits lower and inside the baffled area ensuring there is always oil at the pick up.

 

Julian
 
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:10:21 -0700
> From: asajay at asajay.com
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 10 qt oil pans
> 
> 
> Okay, so I think this is the first I've heard of needing a custom pump 
> pickup with an Armando pan. Please tell me more.
> 
> Asa Jay
> 
> 
> 
> > In a message dated 8/18/09 7:07:59 PM, JJD1010 at aol.com writes:
> >
> >
> >> I bought a used oil pan which I believe is a 10 qt pan. When filling it
> >> with the new oil, I want to bring it up to the full mark on the dipstick.
> >> This assumes that the dipstick is calibrated to have the oil
> >> at the right level in the crank case to get the proper splashing, etc.
> >> Then after running the engine a bit, top it off to the full mark again. This
> >> should be about 10 qts worth.
> >>
> > First, the actual volume is less important than the presence or absense of
> > baffles with trap-doors, scrapers and splash-guards inside a pan with a
> > larger than stock sump. There are '10' qt pans out there that are simple open
> > buckets, meant for drag racing. In a Pantera that corners as hard as it
> > accelerates, these cheap pans have caused blown engines.
> > Aviaid and Armando fully baffled pans will hold 10 quarts if they're
> > overfilled as Ford advised on the 351-Boss and 351-HOs for warranty purposes.
> > Filled to 'normal' on a stock dipstick, the volume is about 8 qts 
> > not counting
> > oil coolers, remote filters etc. This level works fine with these pans
> > on-track; 10 full quarts is not needed unless you're running long-distance
> > endurance races. These two very desirable pans also have custom pump 
> > pickups; a
> > stock pump pickup wil not fit an Aviaid nor Armando pan. Good luck- J Deryke
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