91blowthru

i have my oil return hole pretty close to the rail of my oil pan and im worried a weld on bung might not be able to be welded all the way around....

is any one using a bulk head fuel cell style fitting for the oil drain on a factory cast aluminum pan?
will this hold tight and not leak?

its a -10an male fitting...

yelo04goat

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In for info... wondering the same about the timing cover

KILLER-LS1

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kinda ghetto, but i tapped the pan and threaded a brass fitting into the pan. then i epoxied both sides of it to make sure it didnt leak. No problems at all after 5000+ miles

Fondle

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on my turbo kit for my V6 camaro i Jb welded the bulk head fitting oil drain like mentioned above and i have no problems

Orange99Z

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^^ That's what I did but with an aluminum fitting.. Drilled & tapped
I jb welded a weld on fitting once but worried it would fall out so I didn't use it

robbyredneck

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me four. drilled and tapped with 45 degree pipe to -10

02blackbeauty19

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I also drilled and tapped the hole and put a copper crush washer in between the fitting and the pan. Not a single drip!

Sweet_SS

I took the time to pull the pan and had a -10AN fitting welded.

SirNemesis

-10AN welded onto my sump aswell, no issues

91blowthru

thanks for the input guys, i think id definitely rather have it welded, ill have to ask the guy who would be welding it for me...
heres a pic of where it would be located

pwrtrip75

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Not ghetto at all.... the pan is well thick enough to tap... 1/2 NPT would be fine.
I stuck mine in between the oil pan ribs/gussets whatever you wanna call them...looked like a spot made for it.. I Welded it though because I had the pan off anyways, and I had the weld fitting.

91blowthru

thanks guys for all the advice.