427W Oil Capacity

[CSXDreamer]

David,

I got approximately the same measurements laying on my side and reaching in with a tape measure: 8 1/2" X 9" X 4" = 306 in^3/57.75 5.3 quarts. Add another .5 quart for the oil filter and remote lines, and it's almost up to 6 quarts. I think I'll stay with 5 quarts as the 4" height was into the transition slope a little. I should adjust the dipstick some how; shorten it about half an inch from the top, or make a new "Full" mark, or sleeve the D.S. tube to raise it half an inch.

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by CSXDreamer

David,

I got approximately the same measurements laying on my side and reaching in with a tape measure: 8 1/2" X 9" X 4" = 306 in^3/57.75 5.3 quarts. Add another .5 quart for the oil filter and remote lines, and it's almost up to 6 quarts. I think I'll stay with 5 quarts as the 4" height was into the transition slope a little. I should adjust the dipstick some how; shorten it about half an inch from the top, or make a new "Full" mark, or sleeve the D.S. tube to raise it half an inch.

If you can, take a measurement from where the pan and block meet, then take a straight egde and put it under the sump and measure the total depth of the pan, just to make sure...if it is 8 inches, then it is the same pan.......Measureing from the bottom of the sump up 4 inches puts mine into the rear slope of the pan and pretty much out of the sump itself........however, I did put 4 quarts of water in the pan and it is between 2 3/4 and 3 inches deep inside the center of the sump........

You should be right on with 4 quarts in the pan plus the filter/lines,if in doubt,add another 1/2 quart.........I would use 4 quarts in the pan + the filter/lines capacity, run the engine for a few minutes, wait a few minutes, check your dipstick and mark it full at that level......I don't cut the tube or dipstick, I just take a small file and file a mark across the dipstick where my "new" full mark should be.......

David