Originally posted by "flybyuin2.2"
ok got a 86 oil pan since it holds more oil than my 87 now the problem i'm having is the pan won't bolt up since it hits the pick-up tube
so now that i bought a pan i need to buy the matching part wonder if the dipsticks are same length has anyone done the pan swap?
Nope sorry, but I imagine the 2.5L one is the biggest, but thats just based on the fact that it has balance shafts. Mine holds about 6.5 (maybe even 7) quarts once I took the balance shafts out. If its possible just go back to the engine you got the pan from and swipe the pickup.
I don't think the dipstick is going to make a difference because it probably is meant to stick the same amount past the crank in all models. I know for a fact that mine doesn't go nowhere near the bottom of the pan and I am using stock pan and dipstick.