[RESOLVED] Oil Pan Identification

[jeepzj94]

Ok guys, heres the dilema.....I searched and found that there is a difference between the 6 and 7 bolt oil pans. Can anyone tell me how to tell the difference. I'm trying to buy a Turbo oil pan on ebay but it doesn't say if it was from a 6 or 7 bolt motor. Guy says it came off a 92 TSI, and i need a 6 bolt pan. What are the chances it is a 7 bolt for that year? Bad news is I jumped the gun and put in a bid not knowing there was a difference

 

[M3BEAST]

vfaq.com it's there. You slide your hand below crank pulley and if a lump then 6 bolt if downhill swipe then 7 bolt

 

[xveganxcowboyx]

Yeah, VFAQ has you covered, but in short, the 6-bolt pan has a dip in the crank pulley/front case side.

 

[dsmfa9nutter]

The 63t pan's mounting flange is flat all the way around.

 

[M3BEAST]

yep ^^^

 

[jeepzj94]

Thanks for the help guys! However, the pics he has posted don't really show that side of the pan. Here is the link if anyone would like to look at it and maybe be able to tell better if it is actually a 6 bolt pan, I think it may be!eBay Motors: 1990 to 1994 Eagle Talon Eclipse Oil Pan AWD 2.0L - NR (item 120227193677 end time Mar-04-08 17:40:37 PST)

 

[snowborder714]

The flange looks flat the whole way around to me.

You can always ask the seller for more pictures. Just be specific as to what you want.

 

[tunethis]

Looks like a 6-bolt to me. With the pictures in the ad, it's hard to be 100% sure. But yeah, ask the seller to be sure.

 

[jeepzj94]

Hey thanks for all the help guys. I wrote the guy and he said it was from a 6 bolt, so I'm going through with the auction.

 

[dsmfa9nutter]

Yep, you can tell in the upper right and lower left pictures that there's no hump. I went through 3 pans before getting a good one like that, paid a lot more too.