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Oil Pan again

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rrudholm

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OK. found out that the oil pan doesn't clear the high flow oil pump. When I tightened the bolts the oil pump pushes through the pan just barely though in one spot. The new pan I ordered is:

Summit Double Sump 5.0L Oil Pans
Oil Pan, Steel, Natural, 5 qt., Ford/ Mercury 1983-93, 5.0L

I noticed that the space between the humps is different than my original pan in that it is a little deeper and flat across instead of having a slight "V" shape.

Has anyone delt with this problem. Finding an oil pan for 94/95 with oil level sensor is not easy. I think I can make the oil pump fit by grinding a little of the front right bolt but I need to know if this pan will fit.
 

urban96

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y not bend it up a bit
 

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My pickup was alittle off from the mainsupport, took alittle bending/pushing to get all lined up.

The pan with the diff. section in the middle should still work fine. I would almost bet that they sell that style pan to clear main supports as I had to get an older fox body pan that has the diff. "valley" area instead of the V the 94-95's (actually back to like 92-93) to clear that main support.
 

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Repair completed, This pan does work and I ditched the high volume oil pump for a stock one. The guy who built my motor is a stock car racer and they always use high volume oil pumps. I learned that you don't just throw a high volume pump on your car without upgrading your distributer gear and oil pump drive shaft. A high volume pump just puts more strain on these parts and for street cruising, it's just not needed. Not to mention clearance problems with the oil pan.
 

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you also run the risk of sucking the stock oil pan dry with a high volume pump
 
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