Subagon Oil Capacity

Because of the small difference between too high and too low oil level, you should check the oil say twice as often as before. If you also change the oil twice as often, you may do just fine with the smaller oil charge. Adding the auxiliary volume will enable the normal oil change interval, but I don't think it helps with the frequency of checking the level.

Hello stolisma, this may work for you. In the loop to/or from the oil cooler depending on if the oil goes on into the engine under pressure or it returns to the oil pan. You could have a remote tank with inlet and outlet on top both having tubes that extend almost to the very bottom. A way to fill it on top with engine off, a drain outlet on the bottom "for when you change the oil", a level sight or tube on side to see level and the whole thing to withstand oil system pressure.

If the tank return goes to the oil pan the tube to the bottom on the output is not needed. This is to keep suction from draining the tank's content to the oil pan which would over fill the oil pan.

The idea is something similar to a water tank in the home with out the heaters of course. Unless your in a very cold climate.

Charles

Add 5 qts to the pan to see where the level is. Is it too high? Often the pan has room for the crank to keep away from the oil to not froth it up too much. You may get by as it is, simplest option if acceptable, be below the seals on the crank.

In my Dodge challenger that gets driven rarely, I have a 2 qt. Accumulator that stores the oil so that I can open it to wet the bearings before I start. You could use such a pressurized contaniner to store the additional oil needed for handling sloshing in turns to maintain pressure and full oil supply to the bearings.

Enjoy, Woody

DennisWaller has nailed it on the head. If you can shorten the pan, you should be able to make it wider, or longer. If you want some ideas, look for custom oil pans. Canton, Hamburg, and Moroso all make pans that should help you decide how to do it. Good luck. There is a product that can work as a crutch if cornering still is uncovering the pick up. It is called an accusump. Basically an empty can that is pressurized with oil when the engine is running. As the pick up pulls air, and oil pressure drops, the stored oil will become higher than the oil pressure, and will now flow from the accusump to the oil galleries to protect the engine bearings. For these devices, it becomes proper to overfill the oil pan by the volume of the accusump. Good luck.

You said the pan is "shorter" but is there sufficient clearence for the pickup to the bottom of the pan? That escaped me yesterday but is important too. Woody