Oil pan differences

[jj2gdsm]

I own a 95 gst 7 bolt and need a new pan i found a gst spyder 98 at my local junk yard,will it fit.

 

[spyderdrifter]

Yes, it will fit, so long as the Spyder didn't have a 6-bolt swap done to it. If it has the stock engine, you're good to go.

 

[jj2gdsm]

How can i tell?

 

[spyderdrifter]

If it is the original engine, there will be a triangular component on the passenger side of the intake cam. This is the '97-'99 cam angle sensor. 6-bolt engines will have a much larger, round cam angle sensor in this location with a 4-wire plug coming out of the top. Also the 6-bolt oil pan is shaped slightly different.

 

[19Eclipse90]

If it is the original engine, there will be a triangular component on the passenger side of the intake cam. This is the '97-'99 cam angle sensor. 6-bolt engines will have a much larger, round cam angle sensor in this location with a 4-wire plug coming out of the top. Also the 6-bolt oil pan is shaped slightly different.

That last bit regarding the oil pan being differently shaped is the only thing I would take away from this.

Any 1G engine could use the '97-'99 cam sensor. Any 1G engine can use the much larger, round cam sensor with the 4-wire plug. The only way you are going to have any idea is by looking at the oil pan itself.

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[spyderdrifter]

I agree with that, however I'm at school at the moment and don't have access to my references, so I couldn't show the oil pan differences. Good pic for this question.

 

[jj2gdsm]

A thanks to all.

 

[spyderdrifter]

Just as extra visualization, here's a pic of the 6 and 7 bolt oil pans side by side. 6 bolt on left, 7 bolt on right. In addition to what 19Eclipse90 showed for the flat/ round lip, the 7 bolt pan has an indentation below the left side of the rounded lip. 6 bolt doesn't.