[DeTomaso] Correct amount of oil for an Armondo 10 qt pan.

[MICHAEL DREW]

Mike,

You are exactly right. The ONLY thing that dictates how much oil goes into the pan is the distance between the top of the oil and the bottom of the rotating assembly. That distance is fixed by the dipstick. You could hang a pan the size of Lake Michigan under the engine and the oil quantity would still be determined by the stock dipstick. 

(This presumes that the dipstick is actually correct which is by no means a given. The TSB shows what the proper length should be—38 inches from cup to tip. On Lori’s 1971 the dipstick was too short which meant there was too much oil in the engine. Rather than lengthening the dipstick, instead we cut the appropriate amount from the back of the tube which had the same effect.)

The aftermarket “10-quart” pans are not quite that generous. Most people find they require 8.5-9 quarts including a bone dry filter. If you pre-fill the filter it will easily hold a half quart which would then reduce the amount you need to pour into the engine…..

Mike

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> On Jul 17, 2022, at 15:17, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    Please see Chris' note below.  I have a 10 qt pan in my car as well and
>   was never under the impression that you needed to use a different mark
>   on the dipstick.  It should read the same for a stock pan as for one of
>   the baffled 10-qt pans.  You just have to put more oil in.  I also seem
>   to remember that it actually takes about 8.5 qts rather than the `10',
>   being sure to run it to fill the oil filter before final measure.
> 
> 
>   Please refresh my memory.
> 
>   Thanks
> 
>   Mike Thomas
> 
> 
>   From: Christopher Kimball <ChrisVKimball at msn.com>
>   Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 10:36 AM
>   To: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
>   Subject: Re: Need a new name for Pandora
> 
> 
>   I'll give it a couple of months--there are still things which need to
>   be addressed, such as the oil pan.  It appears there is confusion as to
>   what pan I have on the car.  back in 07 or so I bought what I think is
>   a 10 qt Armondo pan, but I believe Denny only put 6 quarts in the car,
>   since he must not have known the dipstick's original markings weren't
>   correct after installing the new pan.  I had a mark I made showing the
>   correct fill line I added, so I have to figure out what the correct
>   amount of oil should be.
> 
> 
>   Sincerely,
> 
> 
>   Chris
>    _____________________________________________________________________
> 
>   From: Mike & Elizabeth <[1]mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>
>   Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 9:29 AM
>   To: [2]chrisvkimball at msn.com <[3]chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>   Subject: Need a new name for Pandora
> 
> 
>   Chris, now that you have your car back it may be a good idea to think
>   of a new name for her so we can move on from Pandora . . .
> 
> References
> 
>   1. mailto:mbefthomas2 at gmail.com
>   2. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
>   3. mailto:chrisvkimball at msn.com
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