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Old 06-04-2007, 04:45 AM
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Default 5.0L oil pan?

Is there a difference in oil pans from a fox body to any other car such as a crown vic, T-bird, etc?
Also pick up tube?
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:05 PM
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Hello?
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:07 PM
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Default RE: 5.0L oil pan?

youll have to crawl under then and see some cars use a front sump some use a rear it all depends on the car its in
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Default RE: 5.0L oil pan?

I am swapping from a v6. What pan does the fox body normally use?
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:30 PM
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its a rear sump for the fox body some good info you might want to read http://www.jason.fletcher.net/tech/v8/v8.htm
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Old 06-05-2007, 03:53 AM
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Thanks ill read that. It should help. Im used to building chevs so this is all new to me.
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Old 06-05-2007, 09:29 PM
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Default RE: 5.0L oil pan?

Actually, the Fox uses a double hump pan to get the capacity. Not all rear sumps will work.
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Old 06-05-2007, 09:44 PM
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So its probably best to find a proper fox body pan?
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