DIY: Oil Pan Spacer

Spartan 1771 · 10-03-2017, 11:18 AM

I plan to assemble it and leave it over night. I was just concerned that when heated, it increased the potential for a piece to break loose and then cause issues while its floating around in the oil.

Rusty · 10-03-2017, 11:32 AM

You should see some of the stuff I've seen on multi-million dollar equipment.

And this stuff gets inspected very carefully.

You should be ok if you don't go over board and use the whole tube. Just need about 1/16" thick bead towards the outside edge, and around the bolt holes. Just make sure everything is clean. No oil dripping from the inside of the motor, running onto the mating surface. And you will be good.

10-03-2017, 11:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Spartan 1771 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,280 Drives: Wife crazy & 09 370Z Rep Power: 105454	I plan to assemble it and leave it over night. I was just concerned that when heated, it increased the potential for a piece to break loose and then cause issues while its floating around in the oil. __________________ ~Rob -DD Air Guide, Stillen G3 CAIs, 63mm Throttle Bodies, Motordyne M370, Berk HFCs, FI TDX CBE (non-res, CF), Sprint booster v3, Ecutek Dyno Tuned, and the list goes on...

10-03-2017, 11:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,344 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	You should see some of the stuff I've seen on multi-million dollar equipment. And this stuff gets inspected very carefully. You should be ok if you don't go over board and use the whole tube. Just need about 1/16" thick bead towards the outside edge, and around the bolt holes. Just make sure everything is clean. No oil dripping from the inside of the motor, running onto the mating surface. And you will be good. Spartan 1771 likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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