Those With Aftermarket Oil Pans...question

[98stangv8]

There are 2 screws on the bottom of my canton 8 qt pan..one for the oil to drain, and another 3/8" allen bolt in the other...I am leaking a small amount of oil out of this...it is "pretty" tight, but I didn't know how tight to make this. Has anyone else had problems leaking out of this?

thanks!

 

[WhiteHeat306]

Sorry to hijack...I would like the know this too. I have a Moroso 7 qt. pan.

 

[98stangv8]

Sorry to hijack...I would like the know this too. I have a Moroso 7 qt. pan.

is yours also leaking out the side from the area of that bolt?

 

[WhiteHeat306]

is yours also leaking out the side from the area of that bolt?

I haven't checked in a while, but I'm pretty sure last time I looked it was a bit oily.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

on my canton pan, that is for the dipstick that you can purchase for that pan. if your not using it, take the allan bolt out and put teflon tape on the thread.

 

[98stangv8]

on my canton pan, that is for the dipstick that you can purchase for that pan. if your not using it, take the allan bolt out and put teflon tape on the thread.

how could you use a dipstick on the bottom of the pan?

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

oh i thought you meant on the side of the pan...... still if its leaking wrap the threads in teflon tape.

 

[WhiteHeat306]

how could you use a dipstick on the bottom of the pan?

I was wondering the same thing lol.

 

[98stangv8]

well, it is on the side of the pan...underneath the car....i just couldn't see how you would get a dipstick in there...being underneath the car...

 

[vristang]

There are 2 screws on the bottom of my canton 8 qt pan..one for the oil to drain, and another 3/8" allen bolt in the other...I am leaking a small amount of oil out of this...it is "pretty" tight, but I didn't know how tight to make this. Has anyone else had problems leaking out of this?

thanks!

Unless this is a new pan that I have not seen yet, it is actually called a 7qt pan. Which is really false advertising, since the pan holds six qt and the system then becomes a 7qt system. I recently went through this with a Canton tech rep.

I am not sure what bolt you are refering to, but you should be able to use a high temp thread sealant, like Loctite. I'm not sure that teflon tape would be the best to use in this application, but teflon does have good chemical and temp properties.

Good luck
jason

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

well, it is on the side of the pan...underneath the car....i just couldn't see how you would get a dipstick in there...being underneath the car...

well if its on the side of pan, and its a canton pan, its for a dipstick

 

[bubba-dough]

My Canton only has 2 bolts on the bottom, one in the front and one in the back, for oil drain.

 

[jerryD]

here are some pics of my canton and one from their website. mine is showing the plug for the front sump, and the spot for the dipstick. the rear sump plug, not shown in pic, is on the backside of the pan right behind that canton sticker. the canton pic shows all three.

 

[89stangWhiz]

well, I have a milodon 7 qt and it has a small leak problem. I found mind to be around the dipstick. Do you KNOW its from the thread? For mine, its coming from around the dipstick yes, but specifically through the weld. I can see its TIG welded, and it just wasnt perfect around the dipstick protrusion, thus i have a pinhole leak there.
I was very unhappy about that, and being that I had to leave for college and did so much to my car that I finished the job(all summer long) a day before it was time to go to college, there was nothing I could do about it as far as replacing it, plus I did the pan/pump replacement with the engine still in the bay .
P.S I 'fixed' the problem by putting some putty around the area to form a seal to stop the leak, mostly worked. I forget what my dad had that we used.

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

jb weld will hold......... on my stock pan i had a hole about half the size of a dime, we filled it with jb weld and it held for a year, then i pulled that motor anyway, but its still holding.

 

[broncobuddha]

If it's not a dipstick hole, it may very well be a provision in the pan for tapping in an oil line to a supercharger or turbo.

In either case, unscrew it and check that there's a gasket around the bolt. If yes, put a little (not much) teflon tape on the threads. It should help with the leaking.

 

[Rick 91GT]

If you are not using the Canton Dipstick with their pan you are not getting an accurate oil level reading. Once you install the Canton dip stick, you need to add 6qts to the motor, and re-mark the dipstick to the proper level.

The plug you are refering to is for the dipstick like pictured in Jerrys pic. it shoudl have teflon sealant on the threads.

 

[98stangv8]

I am referring to the one here, in the bottom of the pic...it is not a good pic, i know...but the oil is slowly oozing out of it...I will try the teflon tape thing:

 

[88_GT_5_oh]

try posting this in the 4.6 section, here we all think you are talking about a 5.0 oil pan, or are those just different valve covers and i am thinking screwy?

 

[Michael Yount]

Uh - the oil pan doesn't know what kind of engine it's on....

Some thread sealant ought to do it -- many different types already mentioned. ARP makes a great thread sealer - I use it on anything that might leak -- drain plugs for oil, tranny, rear end, water pump and t'stat housing bolts, manifold bolts and EVEN household plumbing projects. Great stuff.