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Automotive Oil Pans
Engines need properly circulated oil in order to provide lubrication to moving engine parts and to reduce and transfer heat. Oil pans help collect oil and direct it back to the oil pump to allow recirculation throughout an engine. JEGS offers high quality stock replacement, circle track, and drag racing automotive oil pans from top brands such as Milodon, Moroso, Canton Racing Products, RPC, JEGS, and others. View our wide selection of auto oil pans that will help keep your engine lubricated and cooled.
What Are The Benefits Of Buying Automotive Oil Pans?
Purchasing and installing an engine oil pan for your street or drag race vehicle provides more than one advantage. The first benefit is providing a way to collect oil that drains from internal engine parts and direct it to the oil pump through the pickup screen. This allows oil to be circulated back through the engine, providing lubrication and cooling of internal moving parts. Another benefit is the ability to add additional oil capacity to an engine with a deeper pan, allowing more oil to circulate and keep the moving parts lubricated and cooled in high RPM racing and performance applications.
Provides A Leak-Free Reservoir For Oil
A high-quality oil pan and gasket installed on your engine provides a leak-free sump for oil. The purpose of the oil pan is to collect oil that has drained from the engine and provide enough for the oil pump pickup to draw it in and transfer it back to the top of the motor without running out of oil. Circle track and drag racing oil pans also incorporate optional baffles and trap doors to keep oil from moving away from the oil pump pickup.
Deeper Oil Pans Allow For More Volume To Circulate In The Engine
On high performance engines often exceeding 6500 rpms, deeper performance oil pans are very beneficial. They allow more oil to be available for high volume oil pumps, to move great amount of oil to all areas of the engine. More oil also allows for extra cooling, as the heat is spread out further. Aluminum oil pans with fins also allow better heat dissipation.
Street and high performance oil pans are a very important part of the engine as they collect the oil that drains from internal parts and direct it to the oil pump through the pickup screen. It's important to understand how and when to replace an oil pan as well as how to prepare the engine for pan removal. To help you with your research, we have provided the below answers to common questions about oil pans.
How To Remove Oil Pan Without Removing Engine
Depending on the year, make, and model of the vehicle, the possibility to remove a car or truck oil pan without removing the engine will change. If the vehicle doesn't have a crossmember, rack and pinion, or any other obstacles below the oil pan, removal is simple. However, if there are chassis components in the way that can't be removed, at a minimum, the engine will have to be disconnected from the motor mounts and raised to allow enough room for the pan to clear the crankshaft and oil pump pickup screen during removal.
How To Lift The Engine To Change The Oil Pan Gasket
In most cases involving lifting the engine in order to allow changing the oil pan gasket, an engine hoist is the best option rather than jacking the engine up with a floor jack from below. In some cases, the hood will need to be removed in order to allow the space required by the engine hoist. Proper engine attachment points will need to be identified and used, typically at the front and rear of the engine block or cylinder heads. Any components that will be in the way or that could get damaged during engine lifting need to be disconnected or removed as well.
How Often Do Oil Pans Need To Be Replaced?
Oil pans typically don't need to be replaced unless they have been damaged or have excessive corrosion that will cause leaking or loss of structural integrity. Oil pan gasket life can vary, and doesn't need changed until oil leaking occurs.
Keep Your Engine Properly Lubricated With Oil Pans From JEGS!
Oil has been often referred to as "the lifeblood of every engine" because it provides the proper lubrication to moving parts and facilitates heat transfer. Oil pans play a large part in collecting and directing oil flow to the oil pump so that recirculation can occur. Browse our large selection of oil pan kits that will provide the oil you need for your next street or race engine project.