Reply to "dip stick measures - got confused"

This is an old topic. Over the decade, I have tested several "10 Quart"
oil pans with fill tests while off the engine. My findings were that they
all held in excess of 10 quarts while maintaining a level below the
windage tray. Actually, closer to 12 quarts. As we know, the stock oil pan
does not have a windage tray. This is a significant difference that I find
most people do not account. Thus, I think a case can be made that the
dipstick markings could be modified to a fill level just below the level
windage tray. This would be a mark higher on the dipstick than stock.
After all, our objective is to keep the crankshaft from rotating in the oil
pool and the windage tray provides an effective assist in that it is a
barrier to that end. Also when you consider that my capacity measurements
did not account for oil filter fill and volumes used in engine oil paths
while running, I am confident some of these pans are acceptable with an
initial fill of 12 quarts.

JT



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