fly-s30 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hey all, im making a engine trolley/cradle for a l28, and as luck would have it, its sitting smack on a tyre so it means I cant access the bottom of the motor to measure the depth of the sump from its flange to its bottom. Anyone out there with a tape measure and 5 minutes? Im thinking its 150mm, but its a sketchy measurement. Thanks in advance. P.S Ill throw in a finished picture once done as a thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xnke Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Year, make, model? There are a few different pans out there. (front sump from a Maxima, rear sump from the 280ZX, mid sump from the Z, 6qt/7qt pans, ect.) If anyone actually knows, how can one tell the application difference in a 6qt and 7qt pan? I can't even find the difference in part number from the book, but I definitely had two different volume oil pans in the mid-sump configuration for the L24/L26/L28. One is the same size as what is on my car, and requires a 6qt fill volume to reach the correct level on the dipstick, Plus a 1/2qt for the filter, and the other pan (that was punctured near where the #1 rod would damage it) was considerably deeper...25mm deeper in the sump area, IIRC. I couldn't find a spot were it has been modified, but I don't have easy access to the pan anymore...It's on a running engine two hours northeast of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly-s30 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 I got the motor way back when, so details are long gone but its front sump, and on a F54 block. If that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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