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oil pan issues
I just bought my car a while ago and just did the first oil change yesterday (2000 miles) well im going turbo and here is my question. I noticed that i have a cast aluminum oil pan WTF!! I want a regular stamped oil pan like on all other hondas, so i can weld to it easier. What year civic comes with the pan im looking for? Car is a 2000 ex, thats a d16y8. I am hoping that other pans from earlier civics will fit.
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Re: oil pan issues (CzanSOHC)
so i can go to the junk yard and get a pan off of a lx or something? and it should be stamped sheet metal?
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Re: oil pan issues (rjardy)
I would think it would be easier to just drill and tap the aluminum, but i've not actually seen one of the aluminum pans, so I don't know how thick they are.
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Re: oil pan issues (civicwagonman)
Just braze a fitting on. You can get a aluminum brazing kit from mcmaster.com for less than five bucks. It should braze aluminum to a brass or non-ferrous fitting no problem. Maybe you can brass or bronze braze it too, not sure about that tho.
You will need a torch of some kind...
[Modified by mos, 1:53 PM 11/23/2002]
You will need a torch of some kind...
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Re: oil pan issues (mos)
Rob, have someone weld an alumninum fitting to it. Ask dustin about the story at SEMA when he talked to the Miller welder guys. He'll probably remember if you say the Ion story..hehe
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Re: oil pan issues (Arturbo)
COMPLETLY OFF TOPIC!!!
Ahhhh....takes me back to my sophmore year in high school when my mom threw my Sublime CD away...hehe
Life is too short, so love the one you got. Cuz you might get run over or you might get shot.
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Ahhhh....takes me back to my sophmore year in high school when my mom threw my Sublime CD away...hehe
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Re: oil pan issues (rjardy)
I am hoping that other pans from earlier civics will fit.
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Re: oil pan issues (InfamousRS)
Aluminum brazing is VERY strong. You can even do it with one of those small blue propane torches. It would be perfect for putting an aluminum fitting onto an aluminum oil pan. Less heat than welding, so there is not as much chance for warpage to occur.
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Re: oil pan issues (Autocratic_1st_Gen)
so you guys think that i should just keep this pan that i have and have it tapped? or weld/braze a fitting onto it? Where can i get the bung that needs to be welded/braxed to it? or since it is kinda thick casting perhaps a tap will work? what do you guys think?
Art, i will talk ot dustin about it to
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Art, i will talk ot dustin about it to
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Re: oil pan issues (blufke)
yeah i supose i could just use a bulk head fitting. i have a bunch of AN fittings here, what size should i use for the return?
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Re: oil pan issues (Farnsrocket)
Because all that i have is an old oxy actylyn torch and a MIG welder, i guess i could just go and get it done but i like to do it my self. i think that i will just use a bulkhead fitting.
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Re: oil pan issues (rjardy)
I weld a fitting on all the aluminum pans I do. Just find a good tig welder and pay him a couple bucks to weld the fitting on.
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