khang77642

I search and got info that a b16 oil pan will fit a b18b, but the b16 oil pan that I bought doesn't fit. The deepness of the b16 oil pan is shorter than the b18b oil pan.

When I install the oil pan, the oil pickup gets in the way of the b16oil pan.

so my question is....Have anyone use a b16 oil pan into a b18b? Or can anyone give me suggestion? Thank You.


p.s. the guy who I bought it from told me that it would fit just fine.


[Modified by khang77642, 4:39 PM 11/26/2002]

MiraiZ

I don't they are compatible dude...

sgT

the pans i have look the same.
you didnt put a girdle in there did you?

khang77642

yeah I think so too, because the pan doesn't just fit. But when I search, alot of ppls say b16 and b18 are the same part number and interchangeable. But I just don't see tha b16 pan fitting.

I just wanted to see if anyone in h-t have installed a b16 on to b18 pan???

Thanks for the info

sgT

im telling you, i have 3 b18a/b pans and 2 b16a pans in front of me.
they look identical. cannot see any difference

khang77642

no, No girdle or nothing. STOCK motor. Installed drag3 turbo kit. Didn't feel like wasting time welding and stuff so I just went ahead and bought a b16 oil pan already tapped for turbo

BTW.... do you have a b16 and b18 oil pan right in front of you ?

sgT

yeah

khang77642

daymm.... how come the one I got. The b16 oil pan size is smaller than the b18b ???

SEFIxCivic

last time i looked they seemed identical to me

khang77642

I talk to someone on this board and he had the same problem too. When he told me it was already too late because I paypal the guy already, the guy who I bought it from told me that it would fit w/o any problems. So I took his word of advice.

LsTurbo91

it'll work, i used a b16 oil pan on my LS vice versa.

DR. ON POINT

LS oil pans go with ls motors, it is not interchangable....I have gone through this myself

has an extra ls oil pan for sale if u need it

khang77642

thanks for the offer.. but I already have one. I though the b16 oil pan would fit. I do have an extra -10 bung to get it welded on my oil pan.

was just wondering why everyone says it will fit, when mines doesn't.

MiraiZ

Stephen would know about this more than I would...how about b18c's then? These are totally different?





[Modified by MiraiZ, 9:33 AM 11/27/2002]

CRVRX

The B16A and the B18A pans are the same,( they don't have a crank brace) The B18C1 and the B18C5 pans are different, the have an extra bulge in the shallow end of the pan to clear the Crank brace. If you don't the crank brace, they will all fit. There you go !

khang77642

are you refering to the b18b or b18a ? Becuase I have a b18b and I bought a b16a oil pan thinking it will fit, But it doesn't. Size for b16a is smaller in size compared to the b18b I got. Unless that guy sold me wrong oil pan but I doubt it. I have to talk to him.

avividmemory

i have a b16a on my b18b block, seems to work fine to me

khang77642

yeah, that's why I am so confuse..... well lemme go borrow my friend digi camera and get pics up ASAP.