Synlubes Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Wanted a tech report from anyone who has this pan. Fit, Finish, Quality, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Dude, I C no TEXT! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted January 31, 2004 Author Share Posted January 31, 2004 Wanted a tech report from anyone who has this pan. Fit, Finish, Quality, etc. This was copied from 1st post. Don`t know whats up Mike, I see text ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Strange.. My other PC wouldn't post the text... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 It's good, but HEAVY. I was really surprised. Gotta weigh 10lbs at least. I'd say buy it from Malvern Racing, as they make it (I'm pretty sure) and are very cool to deal with. My drain plug always seeps just the tiniest bit. I would have preferred a drain bolt instead of a pipe plug, but it barely seeps if you use PST or something similar. I bought mine from AZC, and it didn't come with bolts or a gasket, on Malvern's website they show it coming with both. Not too big a deal, since I always use silicone, but the bolts would have been nice... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preith Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I had it on a previous Z as well. It was a quality oil pan, and I agree it was heavy. I kinda wished it had more capacity. It was something like 6 qts. The other thing I wished it had was crank scrapers. But on the positive side this will add some block rigidity, although I'm not sure how much more the L-series really needs. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 I got a reply from Malvern Racing = $420.00 +shipping (???) Just for the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Well I definitely wouldn't pay Malvern an extra $70 for it, even though they are much better to deal with than AZC. I'd make sure that the AZC pan comes with the bolts. They weren't hard to find, but I seem to remember them being relatively expensive, like ~$25. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifton Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 It's good' date=' but HEAVY. I was really surprised. Gotta weigh 10lbs at least. I'd say buy it from Malvern Racing, as they make it (I'm pretty sure) and are very cool to deal with. My drain plug always seeps just the tiniest bit. I would have preferred a drain bolt instead of a pipe plug, but it barely seeps if you use PST or something similar. I bought mine from AZC, and it didn't come with bolts or a gasket, on Malvern's website they show it coming with both. Not too big a deal, since I always use silicone, but the bolts would have been nice... Jon[/quote'] AZC makes there own pans. Haven't used either to comment on, just seen AZC's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Maybe Malvern buys from AZC then??? It's obviously the same pan. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Is this the cast aluminum oil pan with the drain plug poking out from the bottom of the pan? If so I know of at least one race L6 that went BOOM! after that drain plug was scraped off on a FIA curb at T-Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Nope, they use a pipe plug and mine actually tightens about 5 threads into the pan, so it is well protected, if somewhat leaky. Might be that someone had the same pan and didn't like the drainplug and made their own, or perhaps that was an older model. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 These pics are from AZC site (for refference) John has made me think, wonder if this pan hangs below the cross member??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 The fins hang down, but that's about it. I don't think it is significantly lower than a stock pan. It does not hang really low, maybe 1" or so under the crossmember. The benefit of the engine getting oil under braking and in turns would far outweigh the danger of it hitting anything, in my case with my ride height at least. And the cost of a Nissan Comp pan is pretty ridiculous if you ask me. Don't try going direct to DP for the comp pan, BTW. When I called him he told me I had to buy direct from Nissan, so I ended up with the AZC pan instead figuring that $400 could do lots of other things for the car. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Yeah, that's the pan. I guess the owner of the engine that went boom replaced the pipe plug with a bolt as Jon suggested. Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Any pics Jon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Sorry no. I just looked thru all my old backup CD-R's and nothing. I had to format the old hard drive a while back and apparently lost ALL of my old pics of the Z, which included my engine buildup and headwork and everything else... BUMMER! Crappy thing is I know I had pics of the engine going together and the pan going on and pics from all different angles of the engine compartment and suspension, so I KNOW it would have been in there. Got 5 copies on 5 different backup CD's of my wife's school projects from 5 years ago, but no old Z pics... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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