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Originally Posted by E.Roy
I would not recommend the D16y8 aluminum oil pan for 3 reasons:
-The y8 pan drain plug threads are far more likely to strip out (why I switched to y7 steel)
-The y8 pan has less capacity, not much but its about 3.5 qts vs 3.9 qts for y7 steel
-The y8 alum pan weighs a more than the steel, ~9lbs vs ~6lbs
I posted some details in my poorly executed video on youtube:
Nice build by the way, I am almost ready to install my '95 CX trans with the 3.25 final |
Different strokes for different folks.
If a person doesn't over torque the plug then that's not an issue. I've personally seen both stripped out.
I didn't measure capacity but from what the book says the y5 and y8 are the ones that hold more.
Can't argue the potential 3 lb difference other than I don't think either one weighs 3 lbs total. I have to wonder how much that extra oil weighs lol
That being said personally the only downside I can think of for the aluminum pan is that if you bottom out on a big rock or something I can see it cracking vs the steel one bending.
Thanks for the video E.Roy It illustrates the difference in gaskets I was trying to describe.