quote:Originally posted by over50:
I have followed the tread on Fontana Block & Oil Level. Based on the diagrams for dipstick tube and dipstick dimensions, I marked my dipstick for F and A on that basis.
As history, since I bought this car I have had concerns about the correct oil level. I got an invoice that said it had a 10 quart pan from PI Motorsports. The pan doesn't look exactly like their pictures but it is definitely not a stock pan.
When I tried to fill it with 9 quarts, it seemed to burn oil.
So, with the oil level at the F mark made per the diagram dimensions, I drained the oil - filter in place. Only 5 quarts came out.
Any ideas on this large discrepancy? Can this pan retain 4 or 5 quarts of oil on a drain? Picture of pan is attached.
Thanks
Norm
Unless the pan has another sump and drain plug, no it can't hold another four or five quarts of un drained oil. There has been a somewhat ongoing discussion about how much oil these high capacity oil pans actually hold. I am beginning to believe that putting ten quarts of oil in an oil pan that is advertised as a ten quart pan may be too much.