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Old 03-12-2008, 06:39 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Default Re: Attention Anyone Who Bought A Pampena Engine...

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Originally Posted by jfdr6911 View Post
a good friend of mine makes a bigger oil pan he said the heads on our engines are too big for our oil pan, apparently the heads take up most of the oil leaving next to nothing for the block. Should i check for dents on this or does the bigger size negate the problem. I guess i am also a bit confused is this an exterior dent from a hit or is this something that can get dented upon installation. sorry to be a noobee
an undented stock pan is just fine. Unless you are installing an oil pan with a mini sledge hammer, it should not be dented upon install. Usually this happens when people don't know where the jack points are and simply use the oil pan to jack the car up.
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