Oil pan hole?

[Anonymous]

Some one has some pics of how to tap the oil pan..I mean how to do the hole and what to use...and if can be do it with ou removing the pan?

im on my las step for turboing my falcon....so some one please help

niel

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

well if you have a mig welder you can weld on the pan with it installed. jus make sure teh car has been parked for a day or two. related to this....when I put my 200 in the PO had dropped it on the pan and put a slight dent in it. once I started it up the rod banged on the pan ever so slightly. I just tacked on a couple nuts and used a slide hammer to pull it out. you could hear oil sizzle in there but no fires.

I would just get a weld bung and weld it on the side of th epan (JB weld would work too) and then punch the hole in the center out. I did mine by putting a large -10 fitting I found in my ex's garage in form the back and welding it in place.

 

[Anonymous]

When I did mine.....


I hooked the hose of my shop vac to the outlet, and stuck the hose in the oil filler hole to pressurize the crankcase. This blows the shavings OUT as you drill (works GREAT!!)

Most guys will actually use a tapered punch to poke a hole in the pan, and keep pushing it in until the hole is big enough to tap. Then grease that tap to help catch shavings (use the shop vacuum hose for pressure, too) This method works well as long as you don't poke a hole in you oil pump pick-up tube.


On mine, I hooked the hose up for pressure, then used a Unibit to drill the hole in the pan. I then welded my oil drainback fitting (a heater hose fitting) to a piece of 1.75" x 1.75" plate with a hole in it (A large washer would work, too). I centered the fitting/plate over the hole using a deep well socket, then welded the 1.75" sqaure plate to the pan. It took maybe 20 minutes total from start to finish.


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[StrangeRanger]

It's easier to pull the timing cover off the front of the engine, bench weld a fitting to it in a suitable place and re-install. It makes the entire business of getting your return above the liquid level in the pan dead simple. Just make sure you avoid interfering with the accessory drives

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

one thing though.....make sure it is between pan bolts! otherwise you might have a fun time if you do ever drop the pan!

 

[Anonymous]

It's easier to pull the timing cover off the front of the engine,

My turbo is about a foot farther aft, behind the timing cover so that isn't practical. Also, I would never be able to work around the alternator. Mine drains straight down.

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

yeah I second the not using the timing cover for a drain route. just put is anywhere along the pan your line can reach easy (with no low spots) and you shoudl be good to go.