Reply to "Racing Oil Pans (from another thread)"

FWIW:

Kevco: Last summer, I purchased a Kevco Pantera 351C oil pan for a friend. He had his mechanic install the pan, so I didn't actually see the problem. All of the bolt holes (except for the front and rear 5/16" bolt holes) on one of the pan's rails were waaay off. The mechanic called Kevco. The person that he spoke with at Kevco was not very friendly upon hearing the problem, and insisted that their products always fit, yada yada. They finally agreed to send another pan, but only if the customer paid (again) for it. Since the engine was out of the car and waiting for the oil pan, this was the most expeditious way to finish the project.

The new oil pan fit better, but the mechanic still had to slightly elongate the same problem holes. Kevco sent a call tag (with the replacement pan) for returning the first pan. It took over a month (with phone calls almost every day) to receive a refund.

This may have just been a one-off problem, but I don't know.


Aviaid: Last month, I installed an Aviaid pan on a friend's Pantera. I placed the pan upside down on a flat surface. The pan's rails did not sit flat on the "test" surface. The pan had a slight twist. It would "rock" slightly, pivoting on diagonally opposite corners. A slight downward pressure on the pan caused the rails to sit flat against the test surface, but releasing the pressure caused the pan to return back to its previous state. I determined that the pan bolts would take care of the pan's slight twist.

Upon installing the pan on the engine, I discovered that the bolt holes on the pan's right side rail were slightly off, but that the bolts could be started by hand. The install was successful.


Armondo: No experience.


Recent prices:

Kevco $330.00
Aviaid $437.95
Armondo $439.00


John