Turbo oil pan, Can it fit??

[Guest Anonymous]

Will the 280ZXT oil pan fit in a 77 280Z? Or will the front suspension get in the way?

Thanks Mark

[Lockjaw]

It will fit in a 240Z, because I had one in there. DO you have power steering? i would think that would be the only hold-up.

 

I know my 83 did not like the earlier model oil pan, and I ended up having to replace it after the engine was assembled.

[Guest Anonymous]

WOW!! that was lightning fast!! Thanks No I do not have P/S. What problems did you have w/ the 83 pan. How can I tell if it is a 83 or 81-82.

Thanks Mark

[Lockjaw]

I don't know if you can tell by looking or not. I have never really paid any attention to tell you the truth. I dropped a whole turbo engine in my 240, and it fit just fine.

 

I did not have to make any modifications. I think the main difference is the deep part of the pan. I know when I tried to use an early model pan in my ZX, it would not clear the crossmember/streering rack. I had contact there. I would think you would be fine with what you have. Drop it on in just like it was the pan that came on the engine.

 

Good luck.

[Tony240ZT]

You should have no problem with clearance. If you want use the pan you have and put a drain hole on the side of it for the oil return. I had to do this when turbo charging my L24, since the L28ET pan does not swap on to the L24 block easily.

[Guest Tom Scala]

You will have to use the iol pickup from a turbo motor to use the turbo pan on a n/a block. The baffles in the sump are slightly different between the 2. I found this out the hard way laying on my back under the car wondering why the damn pan wouldn't fit Once I swapped pickups the pan went on no problem.