Determining oil pan originality

[Keith M.]

Curious if there is any way to determine oil pan originality? Particularly for a 69 L46.
Thanks
Keith

[Joe L.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Curious if there is any way to determine oil pan originality? Particularly for a 69 L46.
Thanks
Keith

Keith-------


There's no way to determine if it's original to the car. However, it's relatively easy to determine if it's of the correct original configuration.

[Keith M.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Keith-------


There's no way to determine if it's original to the car. However, it's relatively easy to determine if it's of the correct original configuration.

The latter is what I am after. I know what is on my car is a repro. I have opportunity to obtain one "believed to be an original" and correct for my car. How would one determine those things?

[Joe L.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

The latter is what I am after. I know what is on my car is a repro. I have opportunity to obtain one "believed to be an original" and correct for my car. How would one determine those things?

Keith-------

The original looks just like the pan in these photos except that the front oil pan seal radius is 2-1/4" and not the 2-3/8" seen on this pan.


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[Keith M.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Thank you kindly. Very helpful. I presume 2 addl points...no part numbers or casting number on them...and secondly painted engine orange?

[Joe L.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Thank you kindly. Very helpful. I presume 2 addl points...no part numbers or casting number on them...and secondly painted engine orange?

Keith-------


Yes, no part number and no casting number on these pans (no casting number because no part of the pan is a casting). Pan was painted with the engine assembly.

The pan pictured is an NOS GM pan of part number 360866

[Patrick H.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

The '92 has been relegated to being used as a parts prop now?

I see you still have the Pontiac as well.

[Joe L.]

[Patrick H.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Patrick——-/

By the way, I started a parts collection for the Grand Prix some time ago.

Did you label those boxes differently so that I can tell them apart?

[Joe L.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Did you label those boxes differently so that I can tell them apart?

Patrick-------


Oh, yes. Definitely.

[Bill B.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

I needed a chuckle this morning!

You guys are great! Keep up the good work you do on this Discussion Board.

[Keith M.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Finally got around to taking some pics of the oil pan that was installed on my car around 1997 and still on it. Would love opinions as to the extent it may be correct for my car....69 L46 4spd. Thanks for any and all opinions and information.
Keith

[Joe L.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

Finally got around to taking some pics of the oil pan that was installed on my car around 1997 and still on it. Would love opinions as to the extent it may be correct for my car....69 L46 4spd. Thanks for any and all opinions and information.
Keith

[Jack H.]

Re: Determining oil pan originality

I'm wondering if Keith's pan could still be a reproduction. I know there's a really nice "correct" reproduction out there...produced by Keen Parts maybe IIRC? I'm not sure what the differences are between those "correct" reproductions and a GM Original/GM NOS but I'm guessing its fairly subtle and may be the real question Keith is asking here.

[Joe L.]