Thread: Oil Pan capacity

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Anyone ever heard of a 4 quart BB Pan?

Chevy makes one for BBC ............

DESCRIPTION: PAN KIT
This 4-quart oil pan kit is for all 1991 and later Gen V and Gen VI 454 and 502ci engines. This pan should fit most early model Chevelle and Camaro vehicles. The kit includes the 4-quart oil pan, four main cap bolts P/N 10106461, oil pump screen P/N 3955281, oil level tube P/N 329231, oil level gauge P/N 3989391, and oil pan gasket P/N 10106407. Technical Notes: Oil pan is not serviced separately

Kitz

Thanks, the 454 in my Caddy was bought as a crate motor around 1990-91 and I got it with 5000 miles on it.

I was surprised to see that it only holds 4 quarts!!

Yeah and it concerns me a tad bit too. Older BBC's were fairly notorious for holding oil in the top end. I am hopefull they improved this situation on the Gen V and VI designs.

It is very low profile though. For my Gen VI 502 I went with a kick out style 6 quart Moroso pan at the recommendation of Salley chevy.

Chevy would never sell us a pan that let us burn up our motor, would they?

Kitz